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 other space.
The term is not limited to places where there are literally pathways or roadways or train tracks joining. An alternate meaning now is "an open space or hall (as in a railway terminal) where crowds gather." In this meaning as a place where crowds gather, while many persons in any crowd no doubt have followed different paths in their lives to get to the place, there need not be notable specific roadways leading to the place.
Examples
Examples of concourses include:
- Airport terminals
- Conference centres
- Hotels
- Meeting halls
- Railway stations
- Shopping malls or portions of shopping malls which are often called "shopping concourses"
- Sports arenas and stadiums
- Universities
Gallery
Outdoor concourses
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Earnley Concourse, West Sussex, 2009 -
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Asda supermarket concourse, Llandudno, 2007 -
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Concourse outside City Hall, London. -
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Concourse outside Wembley Arena, 2008
Public transport concourses
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The interior of the Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, 2022 -
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Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse, Manhattan, 2015 -
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Leeds City bus station concourse, 2007 -
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Leeds railway station concourse, 2009 -
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Liverpool Street concourse, 2009 -
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London Paddington station concourse, The Lawn, 2009 -
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St Pancras shopping concourse during Christmas, 2011 -
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St Pancras entrance concourse, 2009 -
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Waterloo Station former Eurostar check-in concourse, 2009 -
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Terminal 2 departures area of London Heathrow Airport -
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Terminal 5 of the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City -
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Gates 1-85 on the lower level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City
Car park concourses
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Braehead car park concourse in Scotland, 2008
Contemporary usage
More recently, "concourse" is often used to refer to a situation where people come together in online presence, even if they do not physically come together in reality. An example of such an online community is the IEEE Student Concourse, as well as various online shopping concourses.
See also
- Concourse at Landmark Center
- Concourse Program at MIT
- Concourse on High (Bahá'í Faith)
- Grand Concourse (Bronx)
Notes
- This local village name for its common land may imply an early usage of the word, concourse.[citation needed]
References
- "Definition of Concourse". Merriam-Webster. 18 April 2024.
External links
- IEEE Student Concourse
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 other space The term is not limited to places where there are literally pathways or roadways or train tracks joining An alternate meaning now is an open space or hall as in a railway terminal where crowds gather In this meaning as a place where crowds gather while many persons in any crowd no doubt have followed different paths in their lives to get to the place there need not be notable specific roadways leading to the place ExamplesExamples of concourses include Airport terminals Conference centres Hotels Meeting halls Railway stations Shopping malls or portions of shopping malls which are often called shopping concourses Sports arenas and stadiums UniversitiesGalleryOutdoor concourses Earnley Concourse West Sussex 2009 Asda supermarket concourse Llandudno 2007 Concourse outside City Hall London Concourse outside Wembley Arena 2008Public transport concourses The interior of the Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station in New York City 2022 Grand Central Terminal s Main Concourse Manhattan 2015 Leeds City bus station concourse 2007 Leeds railway station concourse 2009 Liverpool Street concourse 2009 London Paddington station concourse The Lawn 2009 St Pancras shopping concourse during Christmas 2011 St Pancras entrance concourse 2009 Waterloo Station former Eurostar check in concourse 2009 Terminal 2 departures area of London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 of the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City Gates 1 85 on the lower level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York CityCar park concourses Braehead car park concourse in Scotland 2008Contemporary usageMore recently concourse is often used to refer to a situation where people come together in online presence even if they do not physically come together in reality An example of such an online community is the IEEE Student Concourse as well as various online shopping concourses See alsoConcourse at Landmark Center Concourse Program at MIT Concourse on High Baha i Faith Grand Concourse Bronx NotesThis local village name for its common land may imply an early usage of the word concourse citation needed References Definition of Concourse Merriam Webster 18 April 2024 External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Concourses Look up concourse in Wiktionary the free dictionary IEEE Student Concourse
