convention center

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

Instead, eventgoers roamed a largely empty convention center with bare concrete walls void of pink and glitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Demos, presentations and meetings will take place in a massive convention center as well as ballrooms and suites throughout the city.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

It also is poised for a lift from a $3.7 billion convention center redevelopment, slated to be completed by 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

After spending much of the year racing to remake civilization, they packed a giant convention center and marveled at displays flaunting the latest AI research between bites of Auntie Anne’s pretzels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The chameleon had driven them to the convention center in New York City.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff