noun
ferry landing; ferry terminal
A place where ferries dock to load and unload passengers or goods. This term is somewhat formal or technical; in everyday speech, フェリー乗り場 or 船着き場 are more common.
島へ渡るには、あの停船場からフェリーが出ています。
To cross to the island, a ferry departs from that ferry landing.
The most common everyday term for a ferry boarding point.
Compound of 停船 (ていせん, 'stopping a ship' or 'anchoring') and 場 (じょう, 'place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in the context of modern ferry transportation.