egress

[ noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres ]
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noun
  1. the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.

  2. a means or place of going out; an exit.

  1. the right or permission to go out.

  2. Astronomy. emersion (def. 1).

verb (used without object)
  1. to go out; emerge.

Origin of egress

1
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”; cf. grade

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How to use egress in a sentence

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

    The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. Ellis
  • This had effectually prevented the egress of the unfortunate person inside.

    Jack Harkaway in New York | Bracebridge Hemyng

British Dictionary definitions for egress

egress

noun(ˈiːɡrɛs)
  1. Also called: egression the act of going or coming out; emergence

  2. a way out, such as a path; exit

  1. the right or permission to go out or depart

  2. astronomy another name for emersion (def. 2)

verb(ɪˈɡrɛs) (intr)
  1. to go forth; issue

Origin of egress

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

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