concourse
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- (countable, uncountable) An airport terminal.
- (countable, uncountable) A large group of people; a crowd.
- (countable, uncountable) The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- (countable, uncountable) An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Concurrence; cooperation.
Synonyms
round-up
over-crowding
meeting together
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
Etymology
From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.
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