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concourse

  (kŏn'kôrs', -kōrs', kŏng'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A large open space for the gathering or passage of crowds, as in an airport.
  2. A broad thoroughfare.
  3. A great crowd; a throng.
  4. The act of coming, moving, or flowing together.

[Middle English concours, assembly, throng, from Old French, from Latin concursus, from past participle of concurrere, to assemble : com-, com- + currere, to run.]


 
 
Thesaurus: concourse

noun

    The act or fact of coming together: confluence, convergence, gathering, junction, meeting. See connect.

 
Architecture: concourse


1. An open space where several roads or paths meet.
2. An open space for accommodating large crowds in a building, as in a railway terminal.


 
Wikipedia: concourse

A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.

Etymology

Literally, a "concourse" means a place where people come together. The word derives from English, French, and Latin, "concursus" and "concurrere," meaning "to run together." It is related etymologically to the word "concur."

Examples

Examples of concourses include:

Contemporary usage

More recently, "concourse" is often used to refer to a situation where people come together in online presence, even if they don't come together in real physical life. An example of such an online community is the IEEE Student Concourse, as well as various online shopping concourses.

See also

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Translations: Translations for: Concourse

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsamling, tilstrømning, gennemgangshal

Nederlands (Dutch)
menigte, samenkomst, ruime hal

Français (French)
n. - hall, assemblée (sout), (Archit, Rail) hall, foule, rassemblement, affluence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Menschenmenge, Halle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμβολή (ποταμών κ.λπ.), συρροή, σύναξη, κοσμοσυρροή, πλατεία, αλάνα

Italiano (Italian)
affluenza, terminal

Português (Portuguese)
n. - concurso (m), afluência (f), saguão (m)

Русский (Russian)
скопление, зал ожидания

Español (Spanish)
n. - concurrencia, confluencia, encrucijada, explanada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanträffande, tillströmning, folkmassa, mängd, mötesplats, idrottsplan

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
集合, 群众, 合流

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 集合, 群眾, 合流

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 집합, 산책길, 중앙광장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 集合, 群集, 競馬場, 中央広場, コンコース

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اجتماع, حشد, ساحه داخل بنايه, مضمار السباق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המון, רחבה, מפגש, כינוס, התקהלות, רחבה מרכזית בתוך בניין, תחנת-רכבת‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
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