night mooring; overnight anchorage
Used for boats staying at a mooring or anchorage overnight. Related to the simpler term 夜泊.
See also: 夜泊
The fishing boat stayed moored in the harbor overnight.
staying overnight; sleeping away from home
Often implies staying overnight in a red-light district or entertainment area, but can be used more broadly for lodging away from home for the night.
After work, he stayed overnight in the entertainment district.
Variant spelling with 泊り instead of 泊まり.
Compound of 夜 (yo, 'night') and 泊まり (tomari, 'staying, mooring'), with rendaku voicing to どまり.