sardine special
n.— «A train journey in Greater Manchester has been labelled a “sardine special’ and one of the most overcrowded in Britain.» —“The train trip from hell” by Brian Lashley Manchester Evening News (United Kingdom) Mar. 26, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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