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 Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 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
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Noun
  • However, a December 2024 final report recommended against a full national electric-road network for cost-effectiveness reasons, although smaller corridors may still scale.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Such a light as this should shine only on murders and public crime, or along the corridors of lunatic asylums.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Things like the iconic elevator, the grand entrance, some of the hallways, and the Great Lounge really resemble those of the movie.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hidden rooms and secret passageways might sound like something out of a mystery novel.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For the especially die-hard, the castle can arrange exclusive private tours guided by Count Dracula to transport visitors through hidden rooms and dim passageways.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025

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