"hardstanding" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021 September 8, Anthony Lambert, “On track for express parcels delivery”, in RAIL, number 939, page 41",
          "text": "\"Thanks to the deck of an articulated lorry being similar to the rail vehicle, all we needed was some hardstanding and a bridging plate. Sometimes it pays to keep it simple,\" he says.",
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