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单词 concourses
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concourse

noun

con·​course ˈkän-ˌkȯrs How to pronounce concourse (audio)
ˈkäŋ-
1
: an act or process of coming together and merging
2
: a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together
3
a
: an open space where roads or paths meet
b
: an open space or hall (as in a railroad or airport terminal) where crowds gather

Synonyms

  • corridor
  • gallery
  • hall
  • hallway
  • passageway
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Example Sentences

the concourse of the bus terminal airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse
Recent Examples on the Web According to the Denver Police Department, an adult female guest at Empower Field at Mile High died as a result of her injuries after sitting on an escalator railing and falling to the concourse below. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 At the plate, the future Bearcat reached base one last time on a seventh-inning walk with one out, but Holmstrom coaxed Lefton into the game-ending double play and the Comets had to exit stage right to climb to the concourse and eventually the bus. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2022 But where the original glides along a smooth, deep-house concourse, Koze provides a slightly choppy piano-house beat that feels brighter, sprightly and warm. Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2022 The works will be presented in Terminal 2, in wall and display cases, the concourse, corridors, international arrivals area and rotunda. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 At Sky Harbor:Southwest Airlines gets its own concourse in Phoenix. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Officers pursued the man up the escalator to the main concourse, where people waited to board trains — and where Starbucks is located — then out to Columbus Circle. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 That quote now adorns the wall of a concourse at Dudy Noble Field, home ballpark of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Joe Mock, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021 Seating wise, there’s a cluster of seven or so pub tables in the concourse behind the seats behind home-plate. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English concours, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin concursus "gathering of a crowd, coming together," noun of action from concurrere "to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers" — more at concur

Note: For formation of Latin cursus see etymology and note at course entry 1.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

concourse

noun

con·​course ˈkän-ˌkȯrs How to pronounce concourse (audio)
1
: a flocking, moving, or flowing together (as of persons or streams) : gathering
2
: an open space or hall (as in a mall or airport)

concourses

noun

plural of concourse
as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • corridors
  • hallways
  • passageways
  • halls
  • breezeways
  • galleries
  • piazzas
  • arcades
  • cloisters
  • loggias
  • piazze
  • loggie
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