Strap-hanging
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The action of hanging on to a strap or rail on public transport. uncountable
"An important sporting event or historical pageant taxes London's Underground railways to the utmost limit, and strap-hanging is and always will be an everyday occurrence."
- 1 present participle and gerund of strap-hang form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train. not-comparable
"The definitive London commute is from west London to the City in the east, and in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) George Orwell invoked 'the strap-hanging army that swings eastward in the morning, westward at night, in the carriages of the Underground'."
Example
More examples"The definitive London commute is from west London to the City in the east, and in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) George Orwell invoked 'the strap-hanging army that swings eastward in the morning, westward at night, in the carriages of the Underground'."
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