bandstand

noun

band·​stand ˈban(d)-ˌstand How to pronounce bandstand (audio)
1
: a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors
2
: a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform

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On the night of August 17, as over 1,000 guests danced at a wedding celebration in Dubai City, a hall in Kabul named after the Afghan elite’s favorite weekend getaway, a 23-year-old interloper detonated his suicide vest by the bandstand. Barnett R. Rubin, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2019 At stake: homes, businesses, a park and a historic bandstand. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2024 Saturday highlights include the Cardboard Boat Regatta at 1 p.m. and fireworks at 10 p.m. There is also a Run on the River 5K race at 9 a.m. Saturday, which starts at the bandstand (116 Susanna Ave.). Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 31 July 2024 The friendship turned into a deep bandstand connection in the mid-aughts when Wolff was co-leading a quartet with Mike Clark, the jazz drummer who became a funk legend with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bandstand 

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bandstand was in 1843

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“Bandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandstand. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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bandstand

noun
band·​stand ˈban(d)-ˌstand How to pronounce bandstand (audio)
: an outdoor platform on which a band performs

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