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roadstead definition

road·stead (-sted′)

noun

a protected place near shore, not as enclosed as a harbor, where ships can anchor

Etymology: road + stead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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