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standing room

 
/ˈstæn·dɪŋ ˌrum/, /ˌrʊm/ n [U]

Definition

a place for standing rather than sitting in a theater or other performance place: He buys standing room for whatever is playing because the tickets are cheaper. If something is standing room only, it means that all seats are filled: Last night, every bus was standing room only.
(Definition of standing room n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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