Concourse
1Concourse — Con course, n. [F. concours, L. concursus, fr. concurrere to run together. See {Concur}.] 1. A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence. [1913 Webster] The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse… …
2concourse — [n1] passageway avenue, boulevard, entrance, foyer, hall, highway, lobby, lounge, meeting place, path, rallying point*, road, street; concepts 440,501 concourse [n2] crowd, group assemblage, assembly, collection, concursion, confluence,… …
3concourse — index assemblage, assembly, caucus, causeway, coaction, intersection, rendezvous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
4concourse — late 14c., from M.Fr. concours, from L. concursus a running together, from pp. of concurrere (see CONCUR (Cf. concur)). Originally the flowing of a crowd of people; sense of open space in a built up place is Amer.Eng. 1862 …
5concourse — Junction, confluence …
6concourse — ► NOUN 1) a large open area inside or in front of a public building. 2) formal a crowd of people. ORIGIN Latin concursus, from concurrere assemble in crowds …
7concourse — [kän′kôrs΄] n. [ME & OFr concours < L concursus, a running together < concurrere: see CONCUR] 1. a coming or flowing together 2. a crowd; throng; gathering ☆ 3. a large open area or hall where crowds gather, as in a park or railroad station …
8Concourse — For the skyscraper in Singapore, see The Concourse. For concours, see Concours (disambiguation). A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, a convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or… …
9concourse — con|course [ˈkɔŋko:s US ˈka:ŋko:rs] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: concourse coming together of people, crowd (14 21 centuries), from French concours, from Latin concursus, from concurrere; CONCUR] 1.) a large hall or open place in a building such… …
10concourse — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkɔː(r)s[/t]] concourses 1) N COUNT A concourse is a wide hall in a public building, for example a hotel, airport, or station. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A concourse is a large group of people gathered together. [FORMAL] The great concourse of …
