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.
Origin of egress
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Related Words for egress
vent, exodus, opening, emanation, departure, exit, outlet, escape, emergence, withdrawal, issue, exiting, doorwayExamples from the Web for egress
Historical Examples of egress
It had been broken off, and this means of egress was unavailable.
The Dare Boys of 1776Stephen Angus Cox
The waters of the great deep have ingress and egress to the soul.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
There were for a few days much hurry and bustle, both of egress and of ingress.
The Siege of BostonAllen French
The serpent, not finding an egress in the cavern, might return the same way it had gone.
A Romance of the West IndiesEugne Sue
But it soon became certain that there was no egress from this gullet.
The English at the North PoleJules Verne
egress
noun (ˈiːɡrɛs)
verb (ɪˈɡrɛs) (intr)
Word Origin for egress
C16: from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step
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