ROADSTEAD

PRONUNCIATION: (ROHD-sted)

MEANING: noun: A partly sheltered stretch of water near the shore where ships can anchor. Also called roads.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English rad (riding, journey on horseback) + Old English stede (place). Earliest documented use: 1351.
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ROAD STEAM - when a sunshower interrupts a hot summer day

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ROAD STRAD - the violin Josh Bell took to play on tour