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View synonyms for egress

egress

[ noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres ]

noun

  1. the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
  2. a means or place of going out; an exit.
  3. the right or permission to go out.
  4. Astronomy. emersion ( def 1 ).


verb (used without object)

  1. to go out; emerge.

egress

noun

  1. Also calledegression the act of going or coming out; emergence
  2. a way out, such as a path; exit
  3. the right or permission to go out or depart
  4. astronomy another name for emersion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to go forth; issue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of egress1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ēgressus “an escape, exit,” noun use of past participle of ēgred(ī) “to go out,” from ē- e- 1 + -gredī, combining form of gradī “to go, step”; grade
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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

This means that it’s a basement that has means of egress from the front and the back.

While data egress cost is often mentioned, general data gravity and the integration with other cloud-specific tools for data management and analysis are more impactful.

He was a man of gigantic muscle, and seizing the arm of Louis, called aloud to bar the egress.

Jacob would have retreated quietly, but he found a sentinel posted at the door to prevent the egress of any person.

They rushed into the hall, they pushed, they struggled for egress.

Into this opens all their dwellings, the door being far below the surface, so that free ingress and egress are secured.

This had effectually prevented the egress of the unfortunate person inside.

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