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 Detroit hosts pantheon of sports legends Red Wing legends Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio and Ted Lindsay all have statues lining the Little Caesars Arena concourse, where the Red Wings play near downtown. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024 Of course, standing for a few minutes shy of an hour sounds like the blink of an eye to Long Islanders accustomed to navigating the narrow concourses at Nassau Coliseum during more than four decades worth of New York Islanders games and concerts. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Bathrooms, featuring 1,100 toilets and urinals, are strategically placed throughout the concourse, with no more than 100 feet separating them, according to estimates from staff, guaranteeing fewer butts on toilets and more butts in seats. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 Yes, Billie Eilish Reverb Eco-Villages will be set up in two areas in the main concourse area of the arena so that fans can take part in the tour’s sustainability efforts and connect with nonprofits. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for concourse 
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Noun
  • Turkey offered its services on a variety of issues at the start of the war, lobbying for humanitarian corridors during the Russian siege of Mariupol, helping negotiate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and facilitating exchanges on the security of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Phoenix's general plan focuses on: Creating a network of cores, centers and corridors.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Zhenya crouches there in the hallway, cradling her hands, her jacket released.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • As everyone yells at each other, Torres sneaks around the hallways trying to get a signal on his phone.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Such lean staffing is something of a necessity: the Bowery Market, a onetime auto-body shop on a busy NoHo corner, hosts four near-microscopic food stalls arranged around a broad open-air passageway.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Concourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourse. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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