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
The concourses in each stand, for instance, have all been given a different theme, ranging from homages to Everton greats through to fan culture and even the city’s industrial and musical heritage.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 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
Mesmerizing light and music tunnels, like the 700-foot corridor at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, offer a colorful walking journey between concourses, while gourmet restaurants and bars also help travelers pass the time in airports across the country.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Halloween-style may not be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
There is a passenger walkway that connects the concourses.
—Sharif Paget, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 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
Mesmerizing light and music tunnels, like the 700-foot corridor at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, offer a colorful walking journey between concourses, while gourmet restaurants and bars also help travelers pass the time in airports across the country.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Halloween-style may not be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
There is a passenger walkway that connects the concourses.
—Sharif Paget, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concourses
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Not abstract, delayed or generalized data, but precise, real-time and location-specific insights delivered from the world’s most remote forests, deepest watersheds and most polluted urban corridors.—
Michael De Nil,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Carter has to hide behind pieces of waist-high cover and move around Simms, who patrols the corridors of the ship, to try and make it to his destination.—
Echo Apsey,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In middle school cafeterias, high school hallways and across college campuses, Charlie Kirk's death spread phone to phone.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The consignment shop also has a large selection of rugs, including those for smaller spaces, such as powder rooms and hallways.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those tendrils of greenery would act as invitations worth accepting, passageways to Queens’s own central park, a haven of natural beauty, noisy play, quiet retreat, and social gathering.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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