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STANDING ROOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does standing room mean?
• STANDING ROOM (noun)
The noun STANDING ROOM has 1 sense:
1. room for passengers or spectators to stand
Familiarity information: STANDING ROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Room for passengers or spectators to stand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
there was standing room for thousands more people
Hypernyms ("standing room" is a kind of...):
elbow room; room; way (space for movement)
Holonyms ("standing room" is a part of...):
arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)
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