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View synonyms for egress
egress
[ noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres ]
noun
- the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- a means or place of going out; an exit.
- the right or permission to go out.
- Astronomy. emersion ( def 1 ).
verb (used without object)
- to go out; emerge.
egress
noun
- Also calledegression the act of going or coming out; emergence
- a way out, such as a path; exit
- the right or permission to go out or depart
- astronomy another name for emersion
verb
- to go forth; issue
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of egress1
C16: from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step
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Example Sentences
He was a man of gigantic muscle, and seizing the arm of Louis, called aloud to bar the egress.
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Jacob would have retreated quietly, but he found a sentinel posted at the door to prevent the egress of any person.
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They rushed into the hall, they pushed, they struggled for egress.
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Into this opens all their dwellings, the door being far below the surface, so that free ingress and egress are secured.
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This had effectually prevented the egress of the unfortunate person inside.
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