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OUTER ROADS [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ports
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A seaward roadstead considered as a safe place for ships to come to anchor or as a safe passageway for ships to an anchorage.

CONT

Pilots meet vessels in the outer roadstead and take them to the anchorages and to the sawmill wharves.

OBS

outer road: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • outer roads

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Ports
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Rade avancée en mer considérée comme un endroit sécuritaire que les navires peuvent utiliser pour mouiller l'ancre ou comme passage sécuritaire vers une zone de mouillage.

Spanish

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