confined space
Noun
Meaning
confined space (plural confined spaces)
An enclosed area with limited space and accessibility.
Examples
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
I used to get a sort of sociophobia, and I still get it sometimes these days when I'm in a confined space with too many people. It's not like I freak out or anything, it's just that I'm far more comfortable in my own company sometimes than being surrounded by one thousand strangers.
And last, it may be worthwhile trying to hang something beyond the partial wall because some of the pictures do very well in a confined space.
Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do a comedy, it's so hard, too, 'cause with a comedy, there's no vocal reaction, there's no energy that you get back that spurs you on to be funnier because everyone has to be quiet.