Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large open space for the gathering or passage of crowds, as in an airport.
- noun A broad thoroughfare.
- noun A great crowd; a throng.
- noun The act of coming, moving, or flowing together.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A moving, running, or flowing together; a commingling; concurrence; confluence; coincidence.
- noun A meeting or coming together of people; an assembly; a throng; a crowd.
- noun An assemblage of things; an agglomeration; a gathering; a cluster.
- noun The place or point of meeting; a point of contact or junction of two or more bodies.
- noun Hence A place for the gathering or resort of carriages with their occupants, as at a good point of view or of accommodation in a park or other public place.
- noun Concurrence; aid; coöperation.
- noun In Scots law, concurrence by a person having legal qualification to grant it. Thus, to every libel in the Court of Justiciary the lord advocate's concourse or concurrence is necessary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence.
- noun An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.
- noun obsolete The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies.
- noun An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.
- noun obsolete Concurrence; coöperation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large open
space in abuilding where people cangather . - noun A large group of people; a
crowd . - noun The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things;
confluence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- noun a large gathering of people
- noun a coming together of people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Along with this, the arena's main concourse is narrow and crammed with useless kiosks selling everything from caramel apples to nachos to kettle corn, making the walk to the one smoking area something of a slow death march for the nicotine needy.
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Along with this, the arena's main concourse is narrow and crammed with useless kiosks selling everything from caramel apples to nachos to kettle corn, making the walk to the one smoking area something of a slow death march for the nicotine needy.
March 2005 2005
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The main concourse is crowded more than usual due to train delays.
Dancing on platforms? Sooo 1970s Jonathan 2004
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It still looked impressive, but the central aisle, with its exhibition of ancient Olmec sculpture, had the air of a glamorous, soaring main concourse of a train station.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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It still looked impressive, but the central aisle, with its exhibition of ancient Olmec sculpture, had the air of a glamorous, soaring main concourse of a train station.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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The 380,000-square-foot, $342 million concourse is designed with a translucent roof that filters sunlight, architecture firm Gensler says.
Airport Check-in: Stimulus helps runways; Minn. eyes signs 2009
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The once grand European-style post office still stands, though its concourse is given over to Chinese merchants selling cell phones from rickety glass cabinets.
The Next Empire 2010
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The youth who receive the tickets are then invited to attend a pre-game event at the MTS Centre, the concourse is lined with information and interactive booths that the youth can visit.
Twilight Lexicon » Tinsel Korey To Speak To Aboriginal Youth 2010
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It still looked impressive, but the central aisle, with its exhibition of ancient Olmec sculpture, had the air of a glamorous, soaring main concourse of a train station.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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It still looked impressive, but the central aisle, with its exhibition of ancient Olmec sculpture, had the air of a glamorous, soaring main concourse of a train station.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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