Definition of straphanger
: a standing passenger in a subway, streetcar, bus, or train who clings for support to one of the short straps or similar devices placed along the aisle
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The straphanger suffered bruising and swelling to his face.
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But they weren't told the band's singer and lead guitarist would be among their fellow straphangers.
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The fact that nearly 30 percent of straphangers at Euston Station moving from the southbound Victoria line to the northbound Northern line take an elongated route through the main station concourse suggests there’s a wayfinding problem.
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The good news for Chicago straphangers, at least from a sanitary standpoint, is that the CTA may be making the switch to cloth-free seats.
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Yesterday straphangers got a surprise in the form of regal modeling legend Iman, who brought her supermodel style underground, quite literally.
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And now, see: the New York City subway system, where a Friday morning downpour created some, er, soggy conditions for exasperated straphangers.
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Alcantara, in his graduation robes, made an announcement to the car, thanking his fellow straphangers for joining him for his graduation ceremony.
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Straphangers also issues year-end top-ten worst and best lists.
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First Known Use of straphanger
1896
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