concourse.

1. A large space where people circulate or gather, especially in a transport terminal or public building.

2. A gathering or coming together of people.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a station concourse
• a crowded concourse

On the page

Announcements crossed the station concourse before the passengers began to move.

The emptied concourse made every footstep sound like an arrival.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular concourse; plural concourses. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.