concourse

noun

con·​course ˈkän-ˌkȯrs 

ˈkäŋ-

1

: an act or process of coming together and merging

2

: a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together

3

a

: an open space where roads or paths meet

b

: an open space or hall (as in a railroad or airport terminal) where crowds gather

Synonyms

• corridor
• gallery
• hall
• hallway
• passageway

Examples of concourse in a Sentence

the concourse of the bus terminal

airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse

Recent Examples on the Web

Denlinger has an electronic tracker in her luggage and said it’s bounced from concourse to concourse at the Atlanta airport. —Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 July 2024

By Chuck Culpepper Listen 7 min Share Comment Save LONDON — At 6:30 British Summer Time on a budding Sunday night outside the famed O2 arena, the droves on the concourse partook in an eccentric 21st-century ritual. —Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 15 July 2024

Indoor arenas, by contrast, tend to have more corridors and smaller concourses that support crowd management. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 July 2024

Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images Salt Lake City International Airport is just a few miles outside downtown Salt Lake City and has one terminal and two concourses. —Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English concours, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin concursus "gathering of a crowd, coming together," noun of action from concurrere "to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers" — more at concur

Note: For formation of Latin cursus see etymology and note at course entry 1.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

concourse

noun

con·​course ˈkän-kō(ə)rs 

ˈkäŋ-,

-kȯ(ə)rs

1

: a flocking, moving, or flowing together : gathering

2

: a place (as a boulevard, open area, or hall) where many people pass or gather

the concourse of the bus terminal