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concourse Definition

con·course (kän′kôrs′)

noun

  1. a coming or flowing together
  2. a crowd; throng; gathering
  3. ☆ a large open area or hall where crowds gather, as in a park or railroad station
  4. a broad thoroughfare

Etymology: ME & OFr concours < L concursus, a running together < concurrere: see concur

concourse Synonyms

concourse

n.

  1. A gathering

    assembly, throng, confluence; see crowd 1, gathering.

  2. A thoroughfare

    hall, promenade, boulevard, mall; see hall 2, junction 2, road 1, walk 2.

concourse Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • spectator: The outside proceedings, witnessed by a large concourse of spectators, who stood in Carnegie Street, were brief.
  • person: A large concourse of persons was assembled to greet us on our arrival.

Converse of object

  • stand: Shelving in the OM Stand concourse would not be completed prior to the end of the season.
  • cover: Located in downtown Calgary, this hotel offers easy access to shopping and the financial districts by covered concourse.

Adjective modifier

  • immense: It was the great event of the day, and attracted an immense concourse of people from all parts of the State.
  • intermediate: Two escalators are provided at the west end, from the intermediate concourse to the main line interchange ticket hall.
  • vast: Having left the plane the passenger enters a vast concourse in which clocks display the time is the world's main cities.
  • main: The pub can be accessed from the main station concourse or the front entrance on Neville Street.
  • central: An imposing central concourse will lead to the shopping area, which will arc out in both directions.
  • large: A large concourse of persons was assembled to greet us on our arrival.

Modifies a noun

  • roof: Again I have not seen drawings for the concourse roof.
  • area: The assembly area is Woburn Square not the level 4 concourse area which of course is also the roof of the Logan Hall.
  • level: Unless you're going to show your car at a concourse level there's nothing wrong with going non OE.
  • floor: The concourse floors would be steam cleaned and sealed.

Noun used with modifier

  • station: The pub can be accessed from the main station concourse or the front entrance on Neville Street.
  • arrival: Bookings can be made at their desk on the international arrivals concourse.
  • departure: Glazed express lifts rise vertically at the northern end of the plaza to connect the rail services with the arrivals and departures concourses.
  • airport: Saved a lot of hassle getting away from the airport concourse area itself.
  • passenger: This would furnish the opportunity for the Airport to invest in escalator access directly from the passenger concourse to the station concourse.
  • terminal: As a finale, they turned the leaflets into paper planes and fired then across the terminal concourse!