egress

(ē'grĕs')
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.]

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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.

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


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noun

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

n

Definition: passage out; exit
Antonyms: entrance

[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.

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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.

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i. The act of getting out of a target/combat area by combat aircraft. Also refers to an egress route. The opposite of ingress. See also ingress.
ii. The act of getting out of aircraft cabin or cockpit, often under emergency conditions.

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• Directions - egress: depart

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See words rhyming with "egress."

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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