noun
moorage; anchorage; boat basin
Refers to a sheltered area where small boats can be moored or anchored, often a designated basin or cove.
漁港の奥に小さな船だまりがある。
There is a small boat basin at the back of the fishing port.
台風のときは船だまりに避難する。
During a typhoon, boats take shelter in the anchorage.
Uses 舟 instead of 船; both are acceptable for small boats.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') and だまり (damari, 'pool, puddle, gathering place'), the nominalized form of たまる (tamaru, 'to collect, to gather'). Literally 'boat gathering place'.