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concourse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
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Etymology

From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
   • The focal point of the N.Y.C., Grand Central Station in New York, is probably the world's best known railway station - and with good reason. The main line concourse alone is more than 120ft high and wide, and over 250ft long. 1961 June, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States”, in Trains Illustrated, page 356:
   • On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
   • 2018, March 1, Tusdiq Din on BBC Sport, Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool striker's success improving engagement with Muslim fans? In east London in October 2013, during a game between West Ham and Manchester City, a small group of home Muslim fans - with no prayer room available - tried to offer their Maghrib (sunset) prayer on a concourse under the main stand at the club's former home Upton Park.
2. (countable, uncountable) An airport terminal.
3. (countable, uncountable) A large group of people; a crowd.
   • Down in the concourses at half-time, football and Christmas collide to make excitable children of us all. 2016, Daniel Gray, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football:
   • About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the Concourſe of curious People coming to him at his Houſe in Redriff, made a ſmall Purchaſe of Land, with a convenient Houſe, near Newark in Nottinghamſhire, his native Country; where he now lives retired, yet in good eſteem among his Neighbours. 1726 October 28, Richard Sympson [pseudonym], “The Publisher to the Reader”, in [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages iv–v:
   • 1856-1859, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade.
   • When we arrived at the hall we found a much greater concourse than I had expected. 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
4. (countable, uncountable) The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
   • ... there was only wanting the concourse of rains ... 1662, “Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World”, in Thomas Salusbury, transl., First Day:
   • The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of matter. a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC:
   • The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses. 1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:
5. (countable, uncountable) An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
6. (obsolete, uncountable) Concurrence; cooperation.
   • The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding. a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

Forms

Coordinates

circus (open space) · plaza (open space)

Translations (79)

de Zusammenkunft (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · fi halli (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · hu csoportosulás (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · de Wartehalle (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · pl zebranie (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · eo halo (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · nl samenkomst (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · it androne (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · it affluenza (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · ru мно́жество (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · nl toevloed (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · it turba (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · fi odotussali (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · nl drom (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · pl hala (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · ko 콩코스 (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · eo amaso (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · bg тълпа́ (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · ms perhimpunan (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · it sala (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · es sala satélite (de embarque) (2. airport terminal) · pt audiência (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · hu összefutás (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · fi väkijoukko (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · id terminal (2. airport terminal) · de Ansammlung (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · fa برخورد (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · bg стичане (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · es terminal aeroportario (2. airport terminal) · it salone (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · nl ruimte (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · nl menigte (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · pt confluência (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · ru конко́рс (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · ru стече́ние (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · it moltitudine (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · ja コンコース (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · es concurrencia (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · ru толпа́ (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · eo kunfluo (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · fa راهرو (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · fa جمعیت (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · de Flughafenhalle (2. airport terminal) · fa ملاقات (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · pl tłum (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · it concorso (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · nl wachtzaal (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · pl terminal (2. airport terminal) · fa هال (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · hu előcsarnok (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · hu tömeg (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · pl zgromadzenie (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · es terminal aeroportaria (2. airport terminal) · la multitudo (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · hu sokaság (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · it atrio (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · it spianata (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · hu összetalálkozás (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · ru гла́вный вестибю́ль вокза́ла (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · es explanada (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · hu csődület (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · hu sokadalom (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · fa هجوم (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · el αίθουσα αναμονής (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · pt multidão (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · de Versammlung (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · bg мно́жество (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · ms dataran (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · fr hall (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · cmn 大廳 /大厅 (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · ru скопле́ние (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · de Querbahnsteig (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · pt átrio (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · de Flughafenterminal (2. airport terminal) · it concomitanza (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things) · hu csarnok (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · ru гла́вный зал вокза́ла (1. a large open space in a building where people can gather) · la turba (3. a large group of people; a crowd) · it afflusso (5. the running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things)