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 Clubs in England can serve alcohol on their stadiums’ concourses. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025 The clashes began in the second deck, then continued into the concourse below. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025 The company also hosted Pac-Man Day at Angel Stadium recently and last month opened a space on the stadium’s concourse where baseball fans can play arcade games and take photos. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Physically, the upper concourse level must be removed to put everyone on the same plane. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for concourse
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Noun
  • Phoenix has opened a major expansion of its Valley Metro Rail system after an inauguration on Saturday The South Central Extension and Downtown Hub adds nearly five miles of new track and eight new stations, linking downtown Phoenix with the city's south-central corridor.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Here are a half dozen books worth the trip back into the classrooms and corridors of high school.
    Miriam Gershow June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Hotel security-camera footage from 2016 published by CNN last year—and used as evidence in the trial—showed Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, throwing her to the ground, kicking her, and pulling her by her sweatshirt.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • That door, as the videos show, was just a few feet from the main entrance to the judge's courtroom and led to the same public hallway.
    James Hill, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • More impressive millwork defines the passageways to the formal dining and living rooms.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • The firm made the home’s chimneys, pane windows, and gabled slate roofs part of the design’s focus — in concert with other homes in the area — but added a twist to the classic style: The residence is three separate spaces connected by glass passageways.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Concourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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