Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hard-surfaced area for parking aircraft or ground vehicles.
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- noun Open ground, having a
hard surface, used for thestorage of material or theparking of vehicles
Etymologies
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Examples
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The weapon components completed their 6,590-mile journey from the wilds of New Mexico to the hardstand on Tinian on July 26.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The weapon components completed their 6,590-mile journey from the wilds of New Mexico to the hardstand on Tinian on July 26.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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What I remember about growing up in my neighborhood was the sound of big ass rocket motors being tested and the occassional foundation shaking, glass shattering of a rocket engine blowing up in its hardstand about one half mile away.
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While they circled the plane, running through a long checklist, the gunners slipped into their electrically heated flying suits, which they had carried out to the hardstand in zippered equipment bags.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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After Rosie nosed his chewed-up ship into its hardstand, the concrete circular pad on which the bomber was parked, he climbed down through the bomb bay, turned to the intelligence officer, and asked: “Are they all this tough?”
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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After Rosie nosed his chewed-up ship into its hardstand, the concrete circular pad on which the bomber was parked, he climbed down through the bomb bay, turned to the intelligence officer, and asked: “Are they all this tough?”
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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While they circled the plane, running through a long checklist, the gunners slipped into their electrically heated flying suits, which they had carried out to the hardstand in zippered equipment bags.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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When Yankee Doodle nosed onto its hardstand, Eaker slipped out of his flying clothes, lit a cigar, and went to meet the press.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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When Yankee Doodle nosed onto its hardstand, Eaker slipped out of his flying clothes, lit a cigar, and went to meet the press.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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They mounted and secured their guns, which were usually stored in the armament shop beside the hardstand, where they were wrapped in oil-soaked rags to prevent rust.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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