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

San Francisco has a much larger convention center and far more hotel rooms, which organizers say is why it’s hosting so many events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

But the earnest academic inquiry that has long animated the conference could still be found inside the convention center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

On Monday, the group described the plan to require public votes on hotel and convention center projects as “one union killing other union jobs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

Zane peered down over the edge of the basket, where the expansive glass walls of the New York City convention center gleamed in the sunshine.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff