egress

n.

1. The act of coming or going out; emergence.
2. The right to leave or go out: denied the refugees egress.
3. A path or opening for going out; an exit.
4. Astronomy. The emergence of a celestial body from eclipse or occultation.

intr.v., e·gressed, e·gress·ing, e·gress·es.
To go out; emerge.

[Latin ēgressus, from past participle of ēgredī, to go out : ē-, ex-, ex- + gradī, to go.]

An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006.

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Exit, act of leaving or going out.

Access from a land parcel to a public road or other means of exit.
Example:

noun

The act of leaving: departure, exit, exodus, going, withdrawal. See approach/retreat.

n

Definition: passage out; exit
Antonyms: entrance

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[ܒēܖgres]

ˈēܖgres n. 1. the action of going out of or leaving a place: direct means of access and egress for passengers.

2. a way out: a narrow egress.

v.

go out of or leave (a place): they'd egress the area by heading southwest.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

An exit, or means of exiting. Also see means of egress.

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IN BRIEF: A way out; exit. Also: The act or right of going or coming out.

There is a continuous change, an ingress of beings into the world and an egress out of it. — John Taylor, American religious leader.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udrejse, tilladelse til udgang/rejse, opdukken
v. intr. - gå ud, drage ud, komme frem, dukke frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgang, recht op uitgang

Français (French)
n. - sortie, issue, (Astron) émersion
v. intr. - sortir, émerger de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausgang
v. - herausgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έξοδος, πραγματοποίηση εξόδου
v. - εξέρχομαι, βγαίνω, εκρέω

Italiano (Italian)
uscita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - egresso (m), saída (f), emersão (f) (Astron.)
v. - emergir, sair

Русский (Russian)
выход, выезд

Español (Spanish)
n. - salida
v. intr. - salir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utgång, utträde
v. - gå ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
出口, 外出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 出口, 外出
v. intr. - 外出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밖으로 나가기, 출구
v. intr. - 밖으로 나가다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 外へ出ること, 外へ出る権利, 出口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خروج, مخرج (فعل) يخرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יציאה, סופו של ליקוי-חמה‬
v. intr. - ‮יצא‬

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