What does strap-hanging mean?
Strap-hanging means Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train..
Strap-hanging
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train..
Definitions by Sense
- Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train.
- The action of hanging on to a strap or rail on public transport.
- present participle and gerund of strap-hang
Example Sentences
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'.
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.
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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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