1. paved or hard-surfaced areas for parking or storing vehicles, especially aircraft or heavy equipment
Usage: aviation; military; plural form

Examples

• The airport expanded its hardstandings to accommodate more aircraft.
• Military vehicles were parked on the concrete hardstandings.
• The construction crew built new hardstandings for the helicopter base.
• Heavy equipment was stored on reinforced hardstandings.
• The airfield’s hardstandings could handle large cargo planes.
• Workers repaired cracks in the aircraft hardstandings.