cramped space

collocation in English

meaningsofcrampedandspace

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cramped
adjective
uk
/kræmpt/us
/kræmpt/
not having enough space ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofcrampedandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcramped space

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The door opens repeatedly and each time more chaos invades thecrampedspace.
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As a result, we worked in a seriouslycrampedspace, with inadequate facilities.
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They are working under bad conditions ofcrampedspace.
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Boscombe hospital has had to accept additional acute admissions despite itscrampedspaceand old buildings.
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The cause of the fire is thought to be the immense flammability of the squatter settlement, in addition to thecrampedspace.
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Many of the paintings articulate a shallowcrampedspace....
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The characters are confined to thecrampedspaceof every depicted room, again reminiscent of the sets of a sitcom.
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A defining factor in the preservation of the mural over the centuries is the mural's situation in a dark,crampedspacebehind the historic reredos.
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The engineering design work necessary to fit it inside thecrampedspaceof the receiver resulted in several beneficial lockwork changes.
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One disadvantage is the patient has to hold still for long periods of time in a noisy,crampedspacewhile the imaging is performed.
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Occasionally an electrician must work in acrampedspaceor on scaffolding, and may frequently be bending, squatting or kneeling, to make connections in awkward locations.
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Growing tired of increasinglycrampedspace, the city government was able to secure funds from the provincial government to construct a new city hall on the same site.
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In such cramped spaces, they are even taught how to hold a bag while another defecates into it.
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Holes drilled into the walls at even intervals and levels remain to provide details of how this was accomplished in such small, cramped spaces.
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The architects used colour to visually expand the cramped spaces.
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