Hardstand

An F-4 Phantom and an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on an area of hardstand

A hardstand (also hard standing and hardstanding in British English) is a paved or hard-surfaced area on which vehicles, such as cars or aircraft, may be parked.[1][2] The term may also be used informally to refer to an area of compacted hard surface such as macadam.

  1. ^ Collins English Dictionary (12th ed.). Glasgow: Collins. 2014. p. 887. ISBN 9780007522743.
  2. ^ "hardstand in American English". Collins English Dictionary. Collins. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Search hardstand: English dictionary: American English Dictionary (1): hardstand.