concourses
Wide public walkways
Concourses is the plural of concourse, a large open space where people gather or pass through.
The word most often refers to the central hall of a train station, airport terminal, or similar transit hub: Travelers hurried through the concourse to catch their flights.
More broadly, a concourse can be any crowd or gathering of people, or the act of flowing together.
End stations or connectors
- airportsFacilities for aircraft arrival
- train stationsFacilities for rail passengers
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
departures · arrivals · ticketing · baggage · passengers · travelers · commuters · transit hubs
Interior corridors or venues
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
- atriumsCentral roofed courts
- lobbiesBuilding entrance areas
- passagewaysEnclosed routes between spaces
galleries · arcades · corridors · walkways · foyers · vestibules · promenades · mezzanines
Occasions of congregating
- throngsLarge, dense crowds
- multitudesVery large numbers
- assembliesOrganized group gatherings
- massesBulk or populace
pedestrians · foot traffic · streams · flows · converging · bustling · busy · congested
Large sports venues
- arenasEnclosed event venues
- ballparksBaseball playing facilities
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- vendorsThose who sell goods
concessions · seating · entrances · fans · spectators · merchandise · beer · hot dogs
terminals
End stations or connectors
- airportsFacilities for aircraft arrival
- train stationsFacilities for rail passengers
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
gates · departures · arrivals · ticketing · baggage · passengers · travelers · commuters · transit hubs · boarding
halls
Interior corridors or venues
passageways · galleries · arcades · corridors · walkways · foyers · vestibules · promenades · mezzanines · rotundas
gatherings
Occasions of congregating
- throngsLarge, dense crowds
- multitudesVery large numbers
- assembliesOrganized group gatherings
masses · pedestrians · foot traffic · streams · flows · converging · bustling · busy · congested · packed
stadiums
Large sports venues
vendors · concessions · seating · entrances · fans · spectators · merchandise · beer · hot dogs · programs
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- airport areasterminals, runway, hangars, control towers, jet bridges
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
- transit hubsairport, airport terminal, airports, train station, train stations
- waysway, way in, way out, this way, that way
- amphitheaterstiered seating, tiers, seats, oval shape, semicircle
concoursescorridors
Enclosed building passages
tunnels · bottlenecks · choke points · aisles · passageways
concoursesdead ends
Routes with no exit
exits · cul-de-sacs · termini · endpoints · outlets
concoursesrestricted areas
Spaces with limited access
back offices · waiting rooms · enclosures · cells · cubicles