Definition of CONCOURSE

concourse

Meanings

Plural: concourses

Noun

  • a large gathering of people
  • a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
  • a coming together of people
  • 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.
  • An airport terminal.
  • A large group of people; a crowd.
  • The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
  • An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
  • Concurrence; cooperation.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 13

concourse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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