Roadstead
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A roadstead is a place outside a harbor where a ship can lie at anchor. It is an enclosed area with an opening to the sea, narrower than a bay or gulf. It has a surface that cannot be confused with an estuary. It can be created artificially by jetties or dikes. Natural roadsteads offer shelter from storms and are frequently used for naval bases.
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- Bizerte, Tunisia
- Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (artificial)
- Brest, Brittany
- Carrick Roads, England
- Castle Roads, Bermuda
- Cherbourg, France (artificial)
- The Downs, England
- Geneva, Switzerland (in freshwater Lake Geneva)
- Laninon, France (artificial roadstead near Brest)
- Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
- Lahaina Roads, Hawaii, USA
- Lorient, Brittany
- Nagasaki, Japan
- Royal Roads, Canada
- Spithead, England
- Toulon, France
- Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
- Scapa Flow, Scotland
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Marseille Rade
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Parts of ZSG fleet at Zürich-Wollishofen
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Castle Roads, in Bermuda. An example of the maritime application of the word roads.
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