egress

egress: egress¹ /'ē-ˌgres/ n [Medieval Latin egressus, literally, act of going out, departure, from Latin, from egredi to go out, from e - out + gradi to make one's way]

1: the action or right of going or coming out

2: a place or means of going out or exiting compare ingress

egress² /i-'gres/ vi: to go or come out

egress: I noun departure, discharge, doorway, egression, egressus, emergence, emersion, emigration, escape, evacuation, exit, exitus, exodus, gate, gateway, leave-taking, means of exit, opening, outlet, parting, passage out, place of exit, way out, withdrawal II index alight, avenue (route), issuance, issue (send forth), outlet, quit (evacuate)

egress: See access.

egress: An exit, or the act of exiting. The most famous use of this word was by P.T. Barnum, who put up a large sign in his circus tent saying "This Way to the Egress." Thinking an egress was some type of exotic bird, people eagerly went though the passage and found themselves outside the tent. Compare: ingress

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egress: n.

way of departure. A word usually used in conjunction with "access" or "ingress."

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Synonyms:

Passage out, power to go out / Way out, exit, departing passage / Going out, exit, departure, emergence

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Egress — E gress, n. [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See {Grade}.] 1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. [1913 Webster] Embarred from all egress and regress. Holland. [1913 Webster] Gates of burning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egress — may refer to:* Egress (law), the right of a person to leave a property in property law * Egress (signal leakage), the passage of signal intended to remain within a coaxial cable into the outside worldee also* Egressive * Exit * Ingress … Wikipedia
Egress — E*gress , v. i. To go out; to depart; to leave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egress — Egress* der; es, e <aus lat. egressus »das Herausgehen« zu 1↑ex... u. gressus »Schritt, Gang«> (veraltet) Ausgang, Austritt, das Weggehen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
egress — 1530s, from L. egressus a going out, lit. pp. of egredi go out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + gredi, comb. form of gradi step, go (see GRADE (Cf. grade)). Perhaps a back formation from egression (early 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
egress — [n] passage out departure, doorway, emanation, emergence, escape, exit, exiting, exodus, issue, opening, outlet, setting out, vent, way out, withdrawal; concepts 195,440 Ant. entrance … New thesaurus
egress — ► NOUN formal 1) the action of going out of or leaving a place. 2) a way out. DERIVATIVES egression noun. ORIGIN from Latin egressus, from egredi go out … English terms dictionary
egress — [ē gresh′ənē′gres΄] n. [L egressus < pp. of egredi, to go out < e , out + gradi, to step, go: see GRADE] 1. the act of going out or forth; emergence: also egression [ē gresh′ən] 2. the right to go out 3. a way out; exit … English World dictionary
Egress — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion out of. < N PARAG:Egress >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 egress egress exit issue Sgm: N 1 emersion emersion emergence Sgm: N 1 outbreak outbreak outburst Sgm: N 1 eruption eruption … English dictionary for students
egress — 1. noun /ˈiːɡrɛs/ a) An exit or way out Buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with a means of egress system as required this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall control the design, construction and arrangement of means egress… … Wiktionary

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