convention center

American  

noun

• convention centers
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• convention centers
  plural

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Example Sentences

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convention center

City plans call for flattening a downtown convention center, a crumbling church and several nearby buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Saturday night ended with some friends at a barbecue place across from the convention center, a spot made famous by the movie “Top Gun.”

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

Last year, the mayor worked with the council to resurrect the city’s long postponed upgrade of the convention center, despite warnings about the long-term cost of the $2.6-billion project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Councilmember Tim McOsker, who endorsed Bass, said the mayor made the right call on both the raises and the convention center, dismissing Raman’s criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

She had gotten to the convention center much later than she’d planned, due to an unprecedented traffic jam on the highway.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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