roadstead
noun
road·stead
ˈrōd-ˌsted 
: a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor
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Container ships and oil tankers, waiting for a berth, are assigned a place to anchor in the roadstead off Long Beach and Huntington Harbor.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies.
—Bartle Bull, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies.
—Bartle Bull, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
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roadstead
noun
road·stead
ˈrōd-ˌsted
: a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor
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