Word info

standing room

Noun

Meaning

standing room (uncountable)

Space in a public area, e.g. on public transport or at a sports or entertainment venue, for people to stand
The bus was packed, and all standing room was taken.

standing-room (uncountable)

Alternative form of standing room

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

standing-room

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Examples

I only worked theater jobs, but they were all really silly when I first graduated. I was a line monitor at 'Spamalot,' which means I got there at 8 A.M. and told people how much the tickets were for standing room. I was an NYU Medical School fake patient, to teach doctors how to talk to patients. Lauren Worsham

Had I not been standing already, because the place was standing room only, I asked myself would I have taken the chance and stood up – right, wrong or indifferent? Source: Internet

$70 standing room only. Source: Internet

Komet test pilot Rudolf "Rudi" Opitz was on hand for the dedication of the aircraft and discussed his experiences of flying the rocket-propelled fighter to a standing room only crowd. Source: Internet

In December 2004, the City of Ottawa amended its by-laws and in 2005, the venue was allowed to increase its seating capacity to 19,153 and total attendance capacity to 20,500 when including standing room. Source: Internet

More than 500 people packed three rooms at Dauphin's recreational services facility, leaving only standing room and people listening in from an adjoining hallway. Source: Internet

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