Thesaurus results for CONCOURSES

concourses

noun

plural of concourse

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 be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when the guest is in their seat. —

Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Our globetrotting testers packed and schlepped more than 25 duffel bags across concourses and continents to find the best for adventure travel. —

Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026 Driving this growth is the recent opening of two new concourses—D and E—adding an impressive 55,000 square feet (an increase of 20%) to the floor space. —

Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026 Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for concourses G, H and J and surrounding areas were evacuated, Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesperson Greg Chin said. —

Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026 There will be no fancy concourses or luxury boxes here. —

Chris Johnston, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026 For those closer to the surface, this means vast entranceways and skylights that bathe their concourses in light. —

Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 Normal operations have resumed at Denver International Airport after a midday pause to the underground train service from the terminal to the concourses. —

Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 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, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025

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Noun

One of Europe's deadliest migration corridors, where unclaimed bodies often wash up on shore, the passage to Crete is fueled by wars and instability across Africa and is growing busier even as pressure eases on other Mediterranean routes.

— LEFTERIS PITARAKIS, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Flights have been grounded across much of the region, with international airlines rerouting, suspending services, and avoiding key airspace corridors as security risks escalate.

— Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2026