A paved or hardened surface where vehicles or goods can be parked or stored, especially at airports or storage yards.
Compound of 'hard' plus 'standing,' combining 'hard surface' with 'place to stand,' becoming technical jargon in construction and aviation in the 20th century.
Airports could literally not function without hardstandings—they're where massive aircraft sit between flights—yet it's such utilitarian infrastructure that most travelers never notice the engineering marvel beneath those asphalt pads.
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