hardstanding

plural hardstandings

1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of hardstand.

   The caravans' concrete hardstanding was demolished by the council soon after.

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   The movement of certain types of lorries when loaded, and certain other transport is forbidden. On no account are vehicles to be moved off a good road or hard standing.

   1940 January 29, Peter Lawless, “2 Days of Thaw, Rain, Ice & Melting Snow”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 26412, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 6

   "Thanks to the deck of an articulated lorry being similar to the rail vehicle, all we needed was some hardstanding and a bridging plate. Sometimes it pays to keep it simple," he says.

   2021 September 8, Anthony Lambert, “On track for express parcels delivery”, in RAIL, number 939, page 41