Synonyms for roadstead

Most common

port · roads · anchorage

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour.

Forms

Plural

roadsteads → roads, ports, anchorages…

Example sentences

• port Owing to the storm, the ship could not leave port.
• roads Many roads in Algeria are in a terrible condition.
• anchorage I'm going to Europe by way of Anchorage next week.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

road¹, port¹

5 letters

roads¹

9 letters

anchorage³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anchorage³ = 3 syllables).