angra

1. (feminine) bight
2. (feminine) roadstead (a partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɐ̃.ɡɾɐ/

Etymology

From Late Latin ancra, angra (“valley, space between two trees”), perhaps a variant of Vulgar Latin *angula, from Latin angulus (“angle, corner”).

Concepts

bight

cove

roadstead

a cove or little bay

Translations

Bucht

Reede

anse

rade

rada