concourse

[ kon-kawrs, -kohrs, kong- ]

noun

1. an assemblage; gathering:

   a concourse of people.

2. a driveway or promenade, especially in a park.
3. a boulevard or other broad thoroughfare.
4. a large open space for accommodating crowds, as in a railroad station.
5. an area or grounds for racing, athletic sports, etc.
6. an act or instance of running or coming together; confluence:

   a concourse of events.

concourse

/ ˈkɒŋ-; ˈkɒnkɔːs /

noun

1. a crowd; throng
2. a coming together; confluence

   a concourse of events

3. a large open space for the gathering of people in a public place
4. a ground for sports, racing, athletics, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of concourse¹

1350–1400; Middle English concours < Middle French; replacing Middle English concurs < Latin concursus assembly, verbal noun corresponding to concurrere to assemble, collide. See concur, course

Word History and Origins

Origin of concourse¹

C14: from Old French concours, ultimately from Latin concurrere to run together, from currere to run

Example Sentences

In fact, as the IronPigs hurler stood in the concourse just above the first-base stands at PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania, last week, he ticked off the reasons why he saw 2021 as a success.

From FiveThirtyEight

The new concourse will spread those arrivals and departures over the 14 new gates.

From Washington Post

Some work is still to be completed, as only two of the dozen or so restaurants and shops will open with the new concourse.

From Washington Post

With passenger traffic on the rebound, experts say the timing couldn’t be better for the new concourse.

From Washington Post

It’s just that his towering homer at Citi Field last summer, the one that floated above the stadium and bounced to a concessions stand on the upper-deck concourse, was sort of an accident.

From Washington Post

Strange as it may seem, I first pondered this question in the airport concourse at Seattle.

From The Daily Beast

From just outside the main door a distinct “ha-ha-ha” echoed up and down the concourse.

From The Daily Beast

Vendors in white tents lined the fan concourse, selling food, beer and merch.

From The Daily Beast

A large American flag has hung in the main concourse since several days after the attacks of 9/11.

From The Daily Beast

That means more angry commuters weaving around tourists posing for pictures by the clock in the main concourse.

From The Daily Beast

A vast concourse of angry men surrounded the tribunal, and filled the air with execrations.

From Project Gutenberg

He had to repress a smile as he followed where the other led him to a gray speedster in a distant corner of the open concourse.

From Project Gutenberg

That there would be a great concourse of lords and lordlings and their families and retinues followed as a matter of course.

From Project Gutenberg

The father of one of the oldest inhabitants of Riff witnessed the immense concourse of gipsies who attended the funeral.

From Project Gutenberg

Formerly Makariew had the benefit of this concourse of traders, but since 1817 the fair had been removed to Nijni-Novgorod.

From Project Gutenberg

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