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.
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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
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
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River corridors can provide safe passage between them, but most of them, save for a trickle in the San Pedro, farther east, have essentially dried up.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Dec. 2024
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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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This becomes clear long before visitors get close to the venue as its entrance is flanked by a trio of animatronic reindeer singing Christmas carols which echo around the nearby hallways.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Teacher assistants, in contrast, monitor hallways and review student identification cards.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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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
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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 30 Jan. 2025.
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