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 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 Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024 There is a passenger walkway that connects the concourses. Sharif Paget, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 Elephants, gorillas and other iconic animals visit these muddy concourses, called bais in languages of the Indigenous Ba’aka people, to soak up vital nutrition and maintain their intricate social networks. Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concourses
Noun
  • Snow and ice conditions are expected to continue throughout Monday along the I-90 and I-94 corridors, impacting travelers from Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Spanning 47,000 square feet, each building has been individually renovated and is interconnected by a spider’s web of corridors, stairs and lifts.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Lee is then seen in the ad speaking and interacting with children in classrooms and education personnel in hallways.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It was so crammed with kids that there were gurneys piled up three and four high in the hallways because there were so many more kids than there were beds in the hospital.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Over time, new buildings kept attaching to others like barnacles, so façades had second careers as interior walls, windows turned into hallways, and passageways became bathrooms.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
  • While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp).
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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