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concourse
In modern usage, this term is most frequently encountered in the context of transportation hubs, referring to the expansive pedestrian corridors of airports or train stations. It suggests a sense of scale and transit, distinguishing it from a simple hallway or lobby by its openness and the high volume of foot traffic it accommodates.
When used to describe the meeting of rivers or roads, the word carries a more geographical or technical tone. In its most abstract sense, referring to a convergence of events or opinions, the word is highly formal and literary, often used to describe a complex set of coinciding factors that lead to a specific outcome.
Meanings
Examples
I will meet you at the main concourse near the information desk.
The airport concourse was packed with stranded passengers during the storm.
The three forest trails meet at a wide gravel concourse.
The city was designed around a central concourse where all major roads converged.
A small stone concourse marks the point where the two streams join.
There was a rare concourse of opinion among the board members regarding the merger.
I wonder if there will ever be a concourse of interests between these two rival nations.