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泊地 (はくち, hakuchi) Japanese meaning: anchorage | Kotomora

泊はく地ち

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Meanings

1

anchorage; berth

Nautical term for a place where a ship can anchor or moor.

港みなとの外そと側がわに大おお型がた船せん用ようの泊はく地ちが設もうけられている。

Kanji

泊overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
地ground, earth

Related words

停てい泊はく地ち
停泊地 is a more explicit term for an anchorage or mooring area, while 泊地 is a shorter, technical equivalent.

Etymology

Compound of 泊 (haku, 'overnight stay' or 'anchoring') and 地 (chi, 'place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a place for ships to anchor.

An anchorage for large vessels is provided outside the harbor.