roadstead

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

roadstead
    n 1: a partly sheltered anchorage [syn: {roads}, {roadstead}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Roadstead \Road"stead\, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.]
   An anchorage off shore. Same as {Road}, 4.
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         Moored in the neighboring roadstead.     --Longfellow.
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