bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand 
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.
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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
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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
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“Bandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandstand. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand
: an outdoor platform on which a band performs
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