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Concourse

/ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Concourse"

noun

1
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.
2
A large group of people; a crowd.
3
The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; confluence.
4
An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.

🔄 Synonyms of "Concourse"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
confluencenoun	The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
multitudenoun	The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Concourse"

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Word	Definition
confluencenoun	The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
multitudenoun	The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.
ferrynoun	(nautical) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
terminalnoun	A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
piernoun	A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
hallwaynoun	A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
hallnoun	A large meeting room.
foyernoun	A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
lobbynoun	(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
courtyardnoun	An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
piazzanoun	A public square, especially in Italian cities.
placenoun	(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
atriumnoun	(anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
basementnoun	(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
plazanoun	A town's public square.
gallerianoun	An indoor area, or covered courtyard, containing shops.
subsoilnoun	The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
hallsnoun	(UK, uncountable) Student accommodation
squarenoun	(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.