concourse
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈkɒŋ.kɔːrs/
- Jack Maguire came out into the concourse two minutes before closing.
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Watch on YouTubeThey have art exhibits in the concourse.
- They have art exhibits in the concourse.
- I was in the airport inside and, you know, you get those really long concourses, and this was really long.
Examples
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Tickets for this week's game available now on the main concourse, right behind Aisle 14.
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As the flight was delayed, passengers gathered in the bustling concourse of the airport.
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Perhaps you have had the experience of running along the concourse in an airport.
Academic text (1990) -
Through that door, it will take you to the main concourse.
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I waited at the bottom of the ramp in the airport concourse for my brother and his girlfriend to appear.
Fiction book (1994) -
The snack bar was a short walk down the concourse, set in a narrow niche in the wall.
Fiction book (1999) -
Will all passengers who have not done so please check in at the Global departure lounge, Gate 3 in the south concourse.
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When he finally got off the plane, the young man practically sprinted down the concourse.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the station, we stood on the marble staircase overlooking the concourse, our hands lightly touching.
Fiction book (1996) -
Royal Airlines Flight 904, nonstop service to Budapest... is now ready for immediate departure... gate seven, concourse "A."
Synonyms
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1.3
A large entrance area in a building where people wait
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3.9
A large entrance hall in a building like a hotel or theater where people wait
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6.0
A small entrance hall next to a building's front door where people wait
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2.8
A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait
2
1.0
An area by the main door where people meet or wait
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Etymology
Concourse comes from parts meaning 'together', con-, and 'run' or 'move', the same idea you find in the word course. So a concourse is an open hall in a station or airport where many people come together and move through.