Definition of Hardstand

1. Noun. Open ground, having a hard surface, used for the storage of material or the parking of vehicles ¹

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Definition of Hardstand

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardstand

hardpacks
hardpan
hardpans
hardpoint
hardpoints
hardpressed
hards
hardscape
hardscapes
hardscrabble
hardset
hardshell
hardship
hardships
hardspun
hardstand (current term)
hardstanding
hardstandings
hardstands
hardstem bulrush
hardstemmed bulrush
hardstone
hardstones
hardstyle
hardtack
hardtacks
hardtail
hardtails
hardtop
hardtops

Literary usage of Hardstand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat by John A. Warden, III (1995)
"... Smithsonian Institution A jeep leads a B-29 Superfortress of the 499th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force, to hardstand on Saipan Island, in the Marianas Group, ..."

2. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"As he says, he had a thing about seeing an airplane sitting useless out there on its hardstand just because it needed a minor repair or an inspection. ..."

3. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... or alter heading indicated number of degrees to the port in a tight turn (one or two digit group with word "degrees"). hardstand—(DOD, NATO) 1. ..."

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