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Definition of Roadstead
1. Noun. A partly sheltered anchorage.
Definition of Roadstead
1. n. An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4.
Definition of Roadstead
1. Noun. (nautical) A partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roadstead
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roadstead
Literary usage of Roadstead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"Nor were even these all the advantages which the defenders of Sebastopol drew
from their hold of the roadstead and its creeks; for, ..."
2. Around & about South America: Apéndice al folleto los treinta y tres by Luis Melián Lafinur, Frank Vincent (1897)
"We anchored in the open roadstead. The shore here makes nearly half a ...
A tremendous big swell generally rolls into the roadstead of La Guayra—I know of ..."
3. Around and about South America: Twenty Months of Quest and Query by Frank Vincent (1890)
"We anchored in the open roadstead. The shore here makes nearly half a ...
A tremendous big swell generally rolls into the roadstead of La Guayra—I know of ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"roadstead. A "roadstead" is a place where vessels usually ... The road or roadstead
In the commercial sense and by the maritime definitions is a place where ..."
5. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"If any ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall, after the time this
notification takes effect, enter any port, harbor, roadstead, or waters of ..."
6. Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: Transmitted to the by United States Dept. of State (1869)
"No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted,
while in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial ..."
7. Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: Transmitted to the by United States Dept. of State (1869)
"No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted, •while
in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial ..."
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