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
But there was certainly a buzz around the Levi’s Stadium concourses ahead of kick-off, and both teams had a strong contingent of travelling fans behind the two goals.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Naturally, the concourses didn’t empty after halftime.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
The O’Hare21 Terminal Area Plan followed, with work on the first of two new satellite concourses beginning in 2023.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
To that end, DIA designers have increased seating close to shops in the terminal and the three concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post Most recently, Washington announced that the airport will build passenger walkways between the concourses.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Currently, the only way to get between concourses is by taking the train located under the terminal.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which manages Terminal B, says more units are planned across both concourses.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
More units are planned across both concourses.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Naturally, the concourses didn’t empty after halftime.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
The O’Hare21 Terminal Area Plan followed, with work on the first of two new satellite concourses beginning in 2023.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
To that end, DIA designers have increased seating close to shops in the terminal and the three concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post Most recently, Washington announced that the airport will build passenger walkways between the concourses.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Currently, the only way to get between concourses is by taking the train located under the terminal.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which manages Terminal B, says more units are planned across both concourses.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
More units are planned across both concourses.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concourses
Noun
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Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and closes streets around Penn Station for fans going to MetLife Stadium, which FIFA calls New York New Jersey Stadium.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Coastal and transportation adaptation is a fifth, covering ports, airports, rail corridors, and highways that need to keep functioning through more extreme conditions than they were originally engineered for.—
Ravi S. Bhalla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Beyond that there are long hallways with white tile floors and white walls that lead to rooms full of loud machines taking in, transforming and distributing large amounts of electricity throughout the building.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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For days afterward, parent volunteers patrolled Tavares Middle hallways, their sense of safety shattered.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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