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RIGHTING to ROBANDS, or ROPE BANDS
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ROAD
ROAD, (rade, Fr.) a bay, or place of anchorage, at some distance from the shore, on the sea-coast, whither ships or vessels occasionally repair to receive intelligence, orders, or necessary supplies; or to wait for a fair wind, &c.The excellence of a road consists chiefly in its being protected from the reigning winds, and the swell of the sea; in having a good anchoring-ground, and being at a competent distance from the shore. Those which are not sufficiently inclosed are termed open roads.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 245, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1082.html