roadstead
Sheltered anchoring area
A roadstead is a sheltered area of water near shore where ships can anchor safely, less protected than a harbor but offering reasonable refuge from open sea conditions.
The term appears mainly in nautical and historical contexts: The fleet lay at anchor in the roadstead, awaiting favorable winds.
Partially enclosed water
- havenShelter from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- berthSleeping space on transport
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
inlet · harbor · mooring · bight · sound · estuary · firth · loch
bay
Partially enclosed water
cove · inlet · harbor · mooring · bight · sound · estuary · firth · loch · embayment
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
buoy · hawser · cable · watch · tender · launch · longboat · pilot · draft · sounding
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
- seaportCoastal city with docks
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
shoreline · headland · breakwater · jetty · pier · wharf · quay · landing · foreshore · tideway
- anchorageanchor chain, anchor watch, mooring, mooring buoy, mooring line
- harborsanchorage, haven, Boston Harbor, New York Harbor, berths
- refugesrefuge, haven, safe haven, safe house, safehouse
- seascapeocean, sea, waves, coast, coastline
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- coastal watersharbor, bay, gulf, estuary, inlet
roadsteadopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open ocean · open water · high seas · deep water · offshore
road, stead, railroad, roads, roadway, roadside, roadblock, crossroads, crossroad