roadsteads

noun

Definition of roadsteadsnext
plural of roadstead
as in roads

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  1. roads
  2. ports
  3. inlets
Noun
  • Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hundreds of homes and scores of roads were damaged or destroyed.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The other big story on Thursday was the temporary end to the strike at ports along the East Coast.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other ports are looking to add weekend hours to try to deal with the backlog.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ports
Noun
  • Storm surge happens as a tropical storm or hurricane pushes water toward the coast, triggering catastrophic flooding along the shore and in bays and inlets.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
  • On top of this, the rise in sea level, coastal development and the construction of navigation channels and inlets, have exacerbated the issue.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of inlets
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