overcrowding
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Since 2023, Lincoln Christmas market has been closed because of overcrowding concerns.
From BBC
Macron also said the Mona Lisa would be moved to a new space to deal with overcrowding.
From BBC
The newly sanctioned apartments in Culver City are modeled on Seattle’s ordinance with fire prevention in mind: The unit count is capped, minimizing the chances of overcrowding in the stairwell.
From Los Angeles Times
To slow the decline and ease overcrowding in the capital, the government is trying to lure people back to rural areas.
From Los Angeles Times
At the start of the show, there were concerns for crowd safety when a number of audience members climbed or were helped out of the area in front of the stage because of overcrowding.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
