bandstand
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofedA small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
» Only a few of the deck chairs ranged around the bandstand were occupied.
Nur einige der um den Musikpavillon herum aufgestellten Liegestühle waren besetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
Brian Cox as Logan Roy (2019), 31:28 from the start, in Succession, season 2, episode 8: “I saw a mistle thrush at the bandstand.”
Pavillon, Musikpavillon, Freiluftbühne
a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.
Examples
2 sentencesOnly a few of the deck chairs ranged around the bandstand were occupied.
deNur einige der um den Musikpavillon herum aufgestellten Liegestühle waren besetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Every Sunday there was a brass band on the bandstand in the square.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From band + stand.From band + stand.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: bandstands| Singular | bandstand |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air:outdoor stagestand
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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