egress

American  

[ee-gres, ih-gres] / ˈi grɛs, ɪˈgrɛs /

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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to go out; emerge.

egress British  

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

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verb

1. to go forth; issue

Etymology

Origin of egress

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

Example Sentences

If investigators confirm the early reports of an apparent flashover, a lack of sprinklers and a difficult, single point of egress, Crans-Montana will join a grim list of fires that were foreseeable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

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.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Back in better times, the Patriots constructed Putnam Parkway, a private-access road that allows convenient ingress and egress from Gillette for team buses, VIPs, season-ticket holders and the like.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Then I stow the bedroom and go back to the airlock for a normal egress to Mars.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir