hardstand

[ hahrd-stand ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardstand¹

First recorded in 1955–60; hard + stand

Example Sentences

“American Airlines plans to transition regional operations from hardstand gates to the new north concourse as soon as April 20, when the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority anticipates boarding areas and jet bridges will be open and operational,” the airline said in a statement.

From Washington Post

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

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

“On Camp Arifjan females had their own tents or hardstand building once those were built, but on the camps in Iraq things were a bit more rustic,” says Captain Jennifer Mlocek, an Army transportation officer who spent 2004-05 in Iraq.

From Time

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