Definition of concoursenext
as in corridor
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 concourse Most examples will have received a comprehensive restoration by this time, a serious undertaking that can well exceed the cost of a convertible in concourse condition, which is worth about $500,000. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026 The lounge opening comes at Bradley nears the opening of a major concourse expansion that is adding three gates. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026 Fans can drop cups into special bins on the concourse so they can be collected, cleaned and reused, the company said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026 The airport is in the middle of its long-term, $1 billion SDF Next Program, which includes a refreshed concourse, ticketing area and more security checkpoints. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concourse
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Noun
  • Upstairs, corridors wrap around a striking double-height bamboo atrium—real moso bamboo is planted at the building's core.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The warning spans from the Interstate 25 corridor to most of the northeast plains.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her husband pushed her into the bathroom while others crouched down in the hallway.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At the end of the hall, where McCarthy shot his reimagining of The Night Porter, was a very strange looking painting of two men, one sitting and one standing, with a hallway getting smaller and smaller in the background.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This passageway leading from the entrance to the bathroom opens onto the rest of the apartment.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Or, that the workers in the maze of passageways are people who entered the PATH, got lost and couldn’t find their way out.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Concourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourse. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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