concourse
pronunciation
How to pronounce concourse in British English:
UK [ˈkɒŋkɔ:s]
How to pronounce concourse in American English:
US [ˈkɑŋkɔrs]
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- Noun:
- a large gathering of people
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- a coming together of people
Word Origin
- concourse
- concourse: see course
- concourse (n.)
- late 14c., from Middle French concours, from Latin concursus "a running together," from past participle of concurrere (see concur). Originally "the flowing of a crowd of people;" sense of "open space in a built-up place" is American English, 1862.
Example
- 1. But he 'd had a concourse address , like all the brats .
- 2. They 're gonna storm the north concourse doors on my command .
- 3. Your flight is boarding at gate 8 on western concourse .
- 4. And certainly no thief was to be seen scurrying across the half-empty concourse with a bulky laptop bag slung over a shoulder .
- 5. The once grand european-style post office still stands , though its concourse is given over to chinese merchants selling cell phones from rickety glass cabinets .