egress

[ee-gres, 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.

verb (used without object)

1. to go out; emerge.

egress

noun

1. Also called: egression. 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

verb

1. to go forth; issue

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of egress¹

C16: from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step

Example Sentences

“We feel very confident that it’ll be a different version of the success we had in ‘84 in terms of ingress and egress and access and experience when it comes to transportation.”

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Properties must meet certain physical requirements for ingress and egress, as well as fire safety and security requirements.

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Those specific locations would contribute to modulating the viral replication cycle, adaptability, and path of entry and egress.

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They also found plumbing work had been performed in the building without permits and the basement lacked safe egress and had no ventilation or natural light.

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Such incidents will cause “ingress/egress issues for some communities” and potentially gum up or dam rivers with debris.

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