bandstand

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band·stand | \ ˈban(d)-ˌstand

Definition of bandstand

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

Examples of bandstand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sitting on a lawn chair near the bandstand waiting for Eric and The Dynamos to play after the Saturday June band’s day performance, the Mount. — Yadira Sanchez Olson, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2021 There was a bandstand on one side of Main Street and a booze tent on the other. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 July 2021 Francis Bogside pours a proper pint of Guinness, and seating options range from barstools to high-tops by the bandstand to cozy booths in which to conjure up more late-night adventures. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 17 June 2021 One such project is Putnam Beautification Day, the annual town cleanup, on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., starting at the Rotary Park bandstand. — courant.com, 9 Apr. 2021 The village green was clear-cut and bulldozed, the wooden bandstand taken down, the dirt roads paved and widened. — New York Times, 27 May 2021 The Wednesday performances are slated for 10:30 a.m. at Symphony Hall, 11:20 a.m. at the Jamaica Pond bandstand, noon at the Arnold Arboretum, and 12:40 p.m. at the Franklin Park Zoo, the Pops tweeted. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2021 Videos that later circulated on Twitter showed police snatching women at the bandstand, and a series of photographs in particular showed one woman pushed to the ground by police officers. — Suyin Haynes, Time, 16 Mar. 2021 Taylor is hopeful that the development will include an abundance of public space – the lakefront, possibly a history museum and maybe a bandstand for music and special events. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2020

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