straphanging
Rush hour grip
Straphanging is riding public transit while standing, holding an overhead strap or rail for balance.
The word evokes crowded subway cars where seated passengers are outnumbered by those gripping straps above.
A straphanger is a regular transit commuter: She's been a straphanger for twenty years.
Underground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- tramUrban rail vehicle
train car · commuter rail · underground · tube · platform · handrail · pole · grab bar
Filled to capacity
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- jammedUnable to move freely
- squeezedPressed firmly together
body contact · jostling · pressed · shoulder-to-shoulder · standing room only · personal space · elbows · crush
Secure manual hold
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- steadinessState of being constant
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
swaying · lurching · footing · posture · anchoring · holding on · white-knuckling · one-handed
Busiest commuting period
- peak hoursBusiest usage times
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- regularsHabitual visitors
- delayEnforced waiting period
schedule · timetable · transfer · connection · routine · homebound · inbound · outbound
subway
Underground transit passage
train car · tram · commuter rail · underground · tube · platform · handrail · pole · grab bar · standing room
packed
Filled to capacity
squeezed · body contact · jostling · pressed · shoulder-to-shoulder · standing room only · personal space · elbows · crush · wedged
grip
Secure manual hold
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- steadinessState of being constant
- stabilityResistance to displacement
bracing · swaying · lurching · footing · posture · anchoring · holding on · white-knuckling · one-handed · shifting weight
rush hour
Busiest commuting period
- peak hoursBusiest usage times
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- regularsHabitual visitors
delay · schedule · timetable · transfer · connection · routine · homebound · inbound · outbound
straphangingseated
In a chair
sitting · sitting down · having a seat · reclining · lounging
straphangingdriving
Controlling a vehicle
chauffeured · cycling · walking · limousine service · carpooling
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