凍とう港こう

noun

frozen harbor

Archaic term for a harbor that is frozen over, typically in winter. Rarely used in modern Japanese; the concept is more commonly expressed as 凍結した港 or similar phrases.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、冬ふゆの凍とう港こうで船ふねが動うごけなくなったと記しるされている。

  Old documents record that ships became stuck in the frozen harbor in winter.