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<p>A roadstead or road is a sheltered <a href="/facts/Body_of_water/MoDAUuW4">body of water</a> where <a href="/facts/Ship/418ptx1L">ships</a> can lie reasonably safely <a href="/facts/Anchorage_(maritime)/9zXmsaKE">at anchor</a> without dragging or snatching. Protected from <a href="/facts/Rip_current/LHuuXgcl">rip currents</a>, <a href="/facts/Spring_tide/zNstvWPv">spring tides</a>, or <a href="/facts/Swell_(ocean)/k95FFfQc">ocean swell</a>, a roadstead can be open or natural, usually <a href="/facts/Estuary/WmkSInmK">estuary</a>-based, or may be created artificially. In <a href="/facts/Admiralty_law/uejBUJVs">maritime law</a>, it is described as a convenient or safe place where boats usually anchor. </p>