noun
room for passengers or spectators to stand
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there was standing room for thousands more people
• Hypernyms: ↑room, ↑way, ↑elbow room
• Part Holonyms:
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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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space for people to stand in, especially in a theatre, sports ground, etc
•
standing room for 12 000 supporters
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It was
standing room onlyat the concert
(= all the seats were sold).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.