standing room

standing room
noun
room for passengers or spectators to stand
-

there was standing room for thousands more people

Hypernyms: ↑room, ↑way, ↑elbow room
Part Holonyms:
theater, ↑theatre, ↑house, ↑stadium, ↑bowl, ↑arena, ↑sports stadium

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noun [noncount]
: space available for people to stand after all seats are filled

There was standing room only at the concert. [=all the seats for the concert had been sold]

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ˈstanding room [standing room] noun uncountable
space for people to stand in, especially in a theatre, sports ground, etc

standing room for 12 000 supporters

It was

standing room only

at the concert

(= all the seats were sold)

.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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