- standing room
- noun Date: 1603 space for standing; especially accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
standing room
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standing room — standing ,room noun uncount space where people can stand to watch a performance or sports event, or when traveling on a bus or train: standing room only (=no more seats available): It was standing room only with the hall packed to capacity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
standing room — n [U] space for standing in a theatre, sports ground etc ▪ There was standing room only (=no seats were left) in the courthouse … Dictionary of contemporary English
standing room — n. room in which to stand, esp. when there are no vacant seats, as in a theater … English World dictionary
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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
standing room — N UNCOUNT Standing room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied. The place quickly fills up so it s soon standing room only … English dictionary
standing room — UK / US noun [uncountable] space where people can stand to watch a performance or sports event, or when travelling on a bus or train standing room only (= no more seats available): It was standing room only with the hall packed to capacity … English dictionary
standing room — noun (U) space for standing in a theatre, sports ground etc: standing room only (=no seats are left) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
standing-room — See standing room. * * * … Universalium
Standing Room Only — may refer to a number of works of media:*Standing Room Only (TV series) *Standing Room Only (1912 film) *Standing Room Only (1944 film) *Standing Room Only (2004 film) *Standing Room Only (2006 film) *Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme)… … Wikipedia
standing room only — UK US noun [U] MARKETING ► a way of selling a product in which someone tries to sell it quickly by telling the buyer that many people want to buy it and that only a limited number are left: »With a standing room only sales close, you indicate to… … Financial and business terms
Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme) — Standing Room Only was a factual BBC2 1991 United Kingdom television programme on association football. The host was Simon O Brien, but other people, including Shelley Webb presented small sections of the programme. It had an informal style with… … Wikipedia
