hardstanding

hardstanding (countable and uncountable, plural hardstandings)

1. Alternative form of hardstand
   • 2021 September 8, Anthony Lambert, “On track for express parcels delivery”, in RAIL, number 939, page 41:

     "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.

• “hardstanding”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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