capacity crowd

noun

The maximum number of people possible to watch an event in a venue.

“There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.”

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Meanings

nouncapacity crowd (plural capacity crowds)

plural capacity crowds

  1. The maximum number of people possible to watch an event in a venue.

    There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.

    3 more examples

    At an overcast Eton Dorney, roared on by a capacity crowd including Prince Harry and Prince William, the volume rose as they entered the final stages.

    2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited

    This was the day atmosphere, emotion and deafening noise returned to English football as 21,000 supporters made Wembley sound like it was playing host to a capacity crowd.

    2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport

    The goals and entertainment dried up after the break as Wales made a raft of substitutions but, with more meaningful challenges to come, a capacity crowd at the Stok Racecourse appreciated the bigger picture with Croatia on the horizon.

    2023 October 11, Dafydd Pritchard, “Wales 4-0 Gibraltar”, in BBC Sport
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APA

capacity crowd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacity%20crowd

MLA

“capacity crowd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacity%20crowd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capacity crowd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacity%20crowd.

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