as in corridor
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 concourse The concourse was for networking and reunions as much as for vending. Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Jaime Dimas held the most enviable spot in a long line wrapped around the Snapdragon Stadium concourse at Sunday’s San Diego FC Season Kickoff Party. Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Fans line the stadium-style concourse seeking autographs from their favorite drivers, while the humming noise from the Cup Series’ cars heard on the infield is seemingly louder than any other track. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025 Pearl rubbed Broome’s back as the cart took off down the concourse. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concourse
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Noun
  • Up until the mid-1990s, it was almost obliterated by development and construction of public transportation corridors that closed off its mouth.
    Jeff Regan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Advocates hail the undertaking as an essential step toward modernizing the state’s transportation system and catalyzing development along a fast-growing corridor.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cara and Jacob are asleep on a bench in the hallway when Spencer calls for his aunt.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel recalled seeing students running in the hallway and dropping down to the floor.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Since the protests a year ago, the university has heavily restricted campus access, drawing a lawsuit from neighbors in Manhattan who say Columbia is violating city and state laws permitting a passageway through campus.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • And there is an internal passageway to the Frick Art Reference Library, now called the Frick Art Research Library.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Concourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourse. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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