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roadstead
[
rohd
-sted
]
road·stead
/
ˈroʊdˌstɛd
/
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[
rohd
-sted
]
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noun
Nautical
.
road
(
def. 4
)
.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
radestede.
See
road
,
stead
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Roadstead
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zedonk
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ort
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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roadstead
(ˈrəʊdˌstɛd)
—
n
nautical
another word for
road
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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