前ぜん泊ぱく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

staying overnight before an event; spending the night ahead

Often used for staying near an airport the night before an early flight, or arriving a day early for an event. The verb form is 前泊する (intransitive).

See also: 後泊 (こうはく)

• 早そう朝ちょうのフライトに備そなえて、空くう港こう近ちかくのホテルに前ぜん泊ぱくした。

  I stayed overnight at a hotel near the airport to prepare for the early morning flight.