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bandstand

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbænd.stænd/
  • Mid-Atlantic, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ændstænd
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 N D S T AE2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outdoor stage, stand

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: platform

History

Etymology

From band + stand.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bandstand — platform for bands to play on
  • Dutch: muziekkoepel — platform for bands to play on
  • Dutch: muziekkiosk — platform for bands to play on
  • Dutch: muziektent — platform for bands to play on
  • Dutch: muziekpaviljoen — platform for bands to play on
  • French: kiosque — platform for bands to play on
  • French: kiosque à musique — platform for bands to play on
  • Galician: quiosco — platform for bands to play on
  • German: Pavillon — platform for bands to play on
  • German: Musikpavillon — platform for bands to play on
  • German: Freiluftbühne — platform for bands to play on
  • Italian: cassa armonica — platform for bands to play on
  • Italian: chiosco della musica — platform for bands to play on
  • Manx: ardane bann — platform for bands to play on
  • Polish: estrada — platform for bands to play on
  • Portuguese: coreto — platform for bands to play on
  • Spanish: templete — platform for bands to play on