Standing Room (Noun)
Meaning
Room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The popular rock band drew a crowd that filled the concert venue, leaving little standing room near the stage.
- After the trains arrived late, many passengers had to take standing room in the overcrowded carriages.
- Due to safety concerns, event organizers decided to restrict access and eliminate standing room for this year's music festival.
- By selling only half of the tickets available, the theatre owner made sure to reserve plenty of standing room for fans willing to stand throughout the three-hour play.
- Security officers maintained crowd control at the mall on the busy Saturday by only allowing in the amount of shoppers equivalent to available standing room space.