| 单词 |
roadstead |
| 释义 |
roadstead|ˈrəʊdstɛd|
Forms: 4 radestede; 6 rode-, 6, 8–9 roadsted; 7 roade, 8–9 road-, 8– roadstead.
[f. road n. 3.]
A place where ships may conveniently or safely lie at anchor near the shore.[1351Cartul. Whitby (Surtees) II. 425 Deinz mesme la vile ou en la mere pres jongnaunts, apelle Radestede.] 1556Borough in Hakluyt (1886) III. 120 Our barke did ride such a roadsted thet it was to be marueiled..how she was able to abide it. 1600R. Carr tr. Mahumetan Hist. 57 Perceiuing that they had not a safe rodested there, they remoued from thence to an other rodested of that Island, called Maiaro. 1633Sir J. Borough Sovereignty Brit. Seas (1651) 153 We stay till the Herring come home to our roade steads. 1774Hull Dock Act 49 The roadstead near the haven mouth. 1795in H. Tooke Purley (1829) I. 410 It..has no good Roadsted, and is not tenable, if not protected by a fleet. 1820W. Scoresby Acc. Arctic Reg. I. 155 The coast affords several road-steads. 1856Stanley Sinai & Pal. vi. (1858) 265 Caipha, at the opposite corner of the bay.., served as a roadstead. 1899F. T. Bullen Log Sea-waif 47 We came to an anchor near the middle of the roadstead. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：roadstead英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 road test 释义 road test[road n.]A test of the performance of a vehicle on the road. ......