elbow room

Definitions of elbow room

1. noun

   space for movement
   “hardly enough elbow room to turn around”

   synonyms: room, way

   types:

   seating, seating area, seating room, seats

   an area that includes places where several people can sit

   standing room

   room for passengers or spectators to stand

   breathing room, breathing space

   sufficient room for easy breathing or movement

   clearance, headroom, headway

   vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

   houseroom

   space for accommodation in a house

   lebensraum, living space

   territory sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding, especially Nazi Germany

   parking

   space in which vehicles can be parked

   sea room

   space for maneuver at sea

   circle, dress circle

   a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

   orchestra

   seating on the main floor in a theater

   parquet

   seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle

   parquet circle, parterre

   seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)

   ringside, ringside seat

   first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring

   stall

   seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

   tiered seat

   seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front

   type of:

   position, spatial relation

   the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated