concourse
an assemblage; gathering: a concourse of people.
a driveway or promenade, especially in a park.
a boulevard or other broad thoroughfare.
a large open space for accommodating crowds, as in a railroad station.
an area or grounds for racing, athletic sports, etc.
an act or instance of running or coming together; confluence: a concourse of events.
Origin of concourse
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How to use concourse in a sentence
In fact, as the IronPigs hurler stood in the concourse just above the first-base stands at PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania, last week, he ticked off the reasons why he saw 2021 as a success.
This Former No. 1 Pick Is Trying To Forge An MLB Career … At Age 30 | Howard Megdal | August 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe new concourse will spread those arrivals and departures over the 14 new gates.
So long, Gate 35X: New Reagan National concourse a bright spot as travel rebounds across D.C. region | Lori Aratani | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostSome work is still to be completed, as only two of the dozen or so restaurants and shops will open with the new concourse.
So long, Gate 35X: New Reagan National concourse a bright spot as travel rebounds across D.C. region | Lori Aratani | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostWith passenger traffic on the rebound, experts say the timing couldn’t be better for the new concourse.
So long, Gate 35X: New Reagan National concourse a bright spot as travel rebounds across D.C. region | Lori Aratani | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s just that his towering homer at Citi Field last summer, the one that floated above the stadium and bounced to a concessions stand on the upper-deck concourse, was sort of an accident.
For Juan Soto, the home runs and the hype don’t matter. The work does. | Jesse Dougherty | April 1, 2021 | Washington Post
Strange as it may seem, I first pondered this question in the airport concourse at Seattle.
From just outside the main door a distinct “ha-ha-ha” echoed up and down the concourse.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane | Caitlin Dickson | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVendors in white tents lined the fan concourse, selling food, beer and merch.
A large American flag has hung in the main concourse since several days after the attacks of 9/11.
That means more angry commuters weaving around tourists posing for pictures by the clock in the main concourse.
A vast concourse of angry men surrounded the tribunal, and filled the air with execrations.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe had to repress a smile as he followed where the other led him to a gray speedster in a distant corner of the open concourse.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousThat there would be a great concourse of lords and lordlings and their families and retinues followed as a matter of course.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe father of one of the oldest inhabitants of Riff witnessed the immense concourse of gipsies who attended the funeral.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyFormerly Makariew had the benefit of this concourse of traders, but since 1817 the fair had been removed to Nijni-Novgorod.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for concourse
/ (ˈkɒnkɔːs, ˈkɒŋ-) /
a crowd; throng
a coming together; confluence: a concourse of events
a large open space for the gathering of people in a public place
mainly US a ground for sports, racing, athletics, etc
Origin of concourse
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