as in corridors
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 concourses
Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Future renovations Delta Air Lines partnered with the airports commission on a $242 million project to renovate six concourses in Terminal 1.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
The renovations are part of a larger $242 million airport modernization program currently underway that will update design across six of the terminal’s seven concourses (A, B, C, D, F, and G) by the end of this year.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
These nods to the past continue via the decor in the general admission concourses.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Hudson, which has over 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist locations across North America, has been awarded two 10-year contracts to open the new retail units in four concourses and the domestic atrium at the Delta Air Lines hub.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The concourses are connected post-security.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Future renovations Delta Air Lines partnered with the airports commission on a $242 million project to renovate six concourses in Terminal 1.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
The renovations are part of a larger $242 million airport modernization program currently underway that will update design across six of the terminal’s seven concourses (A, B, C, D, F, and G) by the end of this year.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
These nods to the past continue via the decor in the general admission concourses.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Hudson, which has over 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist locations across North America, has been awarded two 10-year contracts to open the new retail units in four concourses and the domestic atrium at the Delta Air Lines hub.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The concourses are connected post-security.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concourses
Noun
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High-volume freight corridors are likely to become the first large-scale deployments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Boise joined those cities in late October with the speed limit, which prevents riders in the busy 8th Street, Main Street and Idaho Street entertainment corridors from cruising at 15 mph.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Classrooms, playgrounds — even hallways — were obstacles.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the summer months, immigration judges had already had to contend with an outsized enforcement presence in normally empty courtroom hallways.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Price is deliciously diabolical in the film, which is full of literal and metaphorical trap doors and secret passageways.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Artifacts found inside the cave suggest people have been exploring Mammoth for thousands of years, and yet scientists are still discovering new passageways and underground rooms.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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