a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building
airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse
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Recent Examples of concourseTailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2026 They were lined up all the way down the concourse at Dunkin Park, outside the gates and down Trumbull Street.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Aug. 2026 McLoughlin and colleagues William Jimeno and Dominick Pezzulo were on the main concourse between the two towers when the South Tower collapsed, trapping them in the rubble 30 feet underground.—ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2026 For fans who don’t downgrade, however, new stadiums do have more bells and whistles, like wider seats and better concourses and concessions.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concourse
At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape.
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Saleh Mwanamilongo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2026
The accord has yet to be formally ratified, and the ongoing war in Iran has sparked questions about progress on both the deal and the corridor.