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hardstand

American

[hahrd-stand] / ˈhɑrdˌstænd /

Also hardstanding

noun

a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.

Etymology

Origin of hardstand

First recorded in 1955–60; hard + stand

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CDC officials and police were waiting at JFK to check on the sick passengers, and the plane was moved away from the terminal to a hardstand area.

From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2018

The ground crew obediently followed their superior's orders and the bogus captain climbed aboard, released the brakes and taxied hurriedly from the hardstand towards runway 29.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2018

In the predawn gloom at Leopold ville's Ndjili Airport, the DC-8 jetliner whined to a halt on the hardstand.

From Time Magazine Archive

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