1) Anchorage 2) Anchorage ground 3) Coastal and oceanic landform 4) Roads 5) Where ships are at odds 1) Roads 
dive bombing and low level attacks on enemy ships at sea or in harbour.
A roadstead (reede; rade; рейд) is a body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides or ocean swell outside a harbor where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching while waiting for their turn to enter a port of call. It can be open or natural, usually - estuary-based, or may be created artificially. In m...
• (n.) An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4.
Road'stead noun [ Road , 4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore. Same as Road , 4. « Moored in the neighboring roadstead .» Longfellow.