standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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With standing room only in the hot room, one attendee collapsed.
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for standing room
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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