Meaning & use
seating capacity
The maximum number of people that a venue, vehicle, or room can seat at one time.
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The new stadium has a seating capacity of over sixty thousand spectators.
Fire codes limit the seating capacity of the small theater to two hundred guests.
A note on using this word
Seating capacity refers strictly to seated spaces and does not include standing room, which venues often list separately.
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