convention center

noun

1. a large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.

Example Sentences

A community that no one knew existed has now taken over convention centers, bringing the issue to the attention of even random newspaper writers.

From Washington Post

He supported hotel tax increases for a stadium, and for a convention center, homeless services and roads.

From Voice of San Diego

Most of the teams will stay at hotels that are connected to the convention center via skywalks, with each team housed on a dedicated floor.

From Washington Post

Hotel ballrooms gave way to convention centers, which allowed the president to glide more efficiently from ballroom to ballroom.

From Washington Post

Big-name keynotes delivering big-picture inspiration, and a menu of sessions that kept you bouncing from one corner of the convention center to the next.

From Search Engine Land

The crowd inside the convention center is very white, fairly old, and presumably decently rich.

From The Daily Beast

Inside the Miami Beach Convention Center, there is a lot of good art—but more pretty art.

From The Daily Beast

In only seven hours, Vincent will leave the Javits Convention Center with the comic.

From The Daily Beast

I was buying a book from a vendor in a crowded, fluorescent-lit convention center.

From The Daily Beast

Being a true fan in a convention center, a stadium, an auditorium—that takes dedication, time and money.

From The Daily Beast