concourse
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concourse
- /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
Where it comes from
From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.
noun concourses
- A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus. The focal point of the N.Y.C., Grand Central Station in New York, is probably the world's best known railway station - and with good reason. The main line concourse alone is more than 120ft high and wide, and over 250ft long.
- An airport terminal.
- A large group of people; a crowd. About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the Concourſe of curious People coming to him at his Houſe in Redriff, made a ſmall Purchaſe of Land, with a convenient Houſe, near Newark in Nottinghamſhire, his native Country; where he now lives retired, yet in good eſteem among his Neighbours.
- The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence. ... there was only wanting the concourse of rains ...
- An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- Concurrence; cooperation. The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding.
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noun 1. a large open space in a building where people can gather
| Español | explanada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콩코스 kongkoseu |
| 日本語 | コンコース konkōsu |
| 中文 | 大廳 /大厅 dàtīng |
| Português | átrio |
| Français | hall |
| Deutsch | Wartehalle, Querbahnsteig |
| Italiano | spianata, salone, sala, atrio, androne |
| Ελληνικά | αίθουσα αναμονής aíthousa anamonís |
| Русский | конко́рс konkórs, гла́вный вестибю́ль вокза́ла glávnyj vestibjúlʹ vokzála, гла́вный зал вокза́ла glávnyj zal vokzála |
noun 2. airport terminal
| Español | sala satélite (de embarque), terminal aeroportario, terminal aeroportaria |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Flughafenhalle, Flughafenterminal |
noun 3. a large group of people; a crowd
| Español | concurrencia |
|---|---|
| Português | audiência, multidão |
| Deutsch | Versammlung, Ansammlung |
| Italiano | concorso, affluenza, moltitudine, turba |
| Русский | толпа́ tolpá, мно́жество mnóžestvo |
noun 5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things
| Português | confluência |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zusammenkunft |
| Italiano | afflusso, concomitanza |
| Русский | стече́ние stečénije, скопле́ние skoplénije |
Talk about this word "concourse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concourse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concourse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concourse "concourse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concourse.Cite this
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title = {concourse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concourse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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