Scottish. A roadstead or anchorage for ships. Cf. road, n. 3. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [noun] > action, fact, or opportunity of anchoring > place of anchorage > roadstead (7) raid1294 Scottish. A roadstead or anchorage for ships. Cf. road, n. 3. Obsolete. roadc1330 Now usually in plural. A sheltered piece of water near the shore where vessels may lie at anchor in safety; a roadstead. roadstead1351 A stretch of water near a shore considered as a safe place for ships to ride at anchor; a road (see road, n. 3a). reid1561 A roadstead or anchorage for ships; = raid, n. 1. Now Orkney (rare). ship-rede1596 a roadstead. ship-road1610 (a) a sea-voyage; (b) a roadstead. Subcategories:— specific (1) |
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