concourses

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 Retain the outdoor character and intimate seating, but update the technology and concourses for a better fan experience. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic. Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026 The renovation at the airport, which serves as the international gateway for Washington-area travelers, will include four new concourses, an underground aerotrain, and moving sidewalks. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 The existing aerotrain only serves the A, B and C concourses, and not the D concourse where the United Airlines gates are located. Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 28 July 2026 The airport has added new concourses, not terminals, and the Grand Lobby, which opened in 2023, is being reconfigured, but is not closed. Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026 But there was certainly a buzz around the stadium concourses ahead of kick-off and both teams had a strong contingent of travelling fans behind the goals. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 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
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Noun
  • Much of their time is spent patrolling tourist corridors and downtown transit hubs, areas where crime is generally low.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Dam structures are known to sever historical migration corridors, trapping species between feeding grounds and spawning waters.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • The hallways are dressed in leafy wallpaper, and the bathroom’s green-and-cream checkerboard tiling feels like it was pulled right out of the Mackenzie-Childs catalogue.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Grand Victorians, generous prewars, scalloped trims, curved passageways, impossibly high ceilings, and hardwood floors for days.
    Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 24 July 2026

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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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