noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹəʊdstɛd/
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General-American:/ˈɹoʊdˌstɛd/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: road, roads
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a partly sheltered anchorage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roads
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anchorage, anchorage ground
History
Etymology
From road + stead.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
рейд
(rejd)
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Czech:
rejda
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Danish:
red
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Dutch:
rede
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Esperanto:
rodo
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Finnish:
reti
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Finnish:
redi
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
French:
rade
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Galician:
ancoradoiro
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Galician:
abra
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
German:
Reede
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour
Greek:
ράδα
(ráda)
— partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour