乗り場
Meanings
1
boarding point; stop; stand; platform
General term for a designated place to board a vehicle or vessel. Often combined with the vehicle type, e.g., バス乗り場 (bus stop), タクシー乗り場 (taxi stand), 船乗り場 (pier).
The bus stop is just outside the east exit of the station.
There was a long line at the airport taxi stand.
Usage patterns
- 〈乗り物〉乗り場で待つto wait at the boarding point (for a vehicle)
I waited for a while at the taxi stand.
- 〈場所〉行きの乗り場the boarding point bound for a certain place
Where is the boarding point for Narita?
- 乗り場を探すto look for the boarding point
I walked around the station looking for the bus stop.
- 乗り場に着くto arrive at the boarding point
We finally arrived at the boat pier.