concourse

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋkɔːs/

noun

  • 1a large open area inside or in front of a public building: a station concourse
  • 2 formal a crowd or assembly of people: a vast concourse of onlookers
  • [mass noun] the action of coming together or meeting: the concourse of bodies
  • another term for concours.

Origin:

late Middle English (in concourse (sense 2)): from Old French concours, from Latin concursus, from concurs- 'run together, met', from the verb concurrere (see concur). concourse (sense 1) (originally US) dates from the mid 19th century