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Webster 1913 Edition

Concourse

Con′course

,
Noun.
[F.
concours
, L.
concursus
, fr.
concurrere
to run together. See
Concur
.]
1.
A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence.
The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous
concourse
of particles of matter.
Sir M. Hale.
2.
An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.
Amidst the
concourse
were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade.
Prescott.
3.
The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies.
[Obs.]
The drop will begin to move toward the
concourse
of the glasses.
Sir I. Newton.
4.
An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.
5.
Concurrence; cooperation.
[Obs.]
The divine providence is wont to afford its
concourse
to such proceeding.
Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Concourse

CONCOURSE

,
Noun.
[L., to run together, to run.]
1.
A moving, flowing or running together; confluence; as a fortuitous concourse of atoms; a concourse of men.
2.
A meeting; an assembly of men; an assemblage of things; a collection formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place. Acts 19.
3.
The place or point of meeting, or a meeting; the point of junction of two bodies.
The drop will begin to move towards the concourse of the glasses. [This application is unusual.]

Definition 2024

concourse

concourse

English

Noun

concourse ‎(plural concourses)

  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.
    • 1726, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, The Publisher to the Reader
      About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbours.
    • Prescott
      Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade.
  3. The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; confluence.
    • 1662 - Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, First Day:
      ... there was only wanting the concourse of rains ...
    • Sir M. Hale
      The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of matter.
    • Sir Isaac Newton
      The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses.
  4. An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
  5. (obsolete) concurrence; cooperation
    • Barrow
      The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding.

Usage notes

In sense "open space", particularly used of indoor spaces, by contrast with plaza, place, square, etc. However, may be used for outdoor spaces as well, primarily high-traffic areas in front of a building.

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Etymology

French concours, Latin concursus, from concurrere ‎(“to run together”). See concur.

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