rada

rada [AS rād] 1 riding-service, escort duty. 1183 facit ladas et ~as inter Stanhopam et Wolsingham Boldon Bk. 29. 2 (naut.) place in which ships can lie safely at anchor near the shore, roadstead. 1310 navem ‥ in quadam ~a que vocatur Halanland’ in mari coram Hamburgh’ ‥ per venti contrarietatem anchoratam Cl 127 m. 8; 1482 custumas ‥ provenientes de portu de Leith ‥ tam de dicto portu quam ~a de Leith Ch. Edinburgh 167.