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concourse.

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.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An airport terminal.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A large group of people; a crowd.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Concurrence; cooperation.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word 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.

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