Egress Definition

ēgrĕs
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noun
egresses
The act of going out or forth; emergence.
Webster's New World
The right to go out.
Webster's New World
A way out; exit.
Webster's New World
The emergence of a celestial body from eclipse or occultation.
American Heritage

The process of exiting or leaving.

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verb
egresses
To go out; emerge.
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Origin of Egress

  • Latin ēgressus from past participle of ēgredī to go out ē-, ex- ex- gradī to go ghredh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ēgressus, from ex- + gressus

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin egressum, past participle egredi.

    From Wiktionary

Egress Sentence Examples

  • There are no locks on the doors or windows, and only one route of egress in the case of an emergency.

  • Gates at end of platform insufficient to allow rapid egress of passengers.

  • After reaching this point the next thing is to return to the entrance, when it is found that egress is as difficult as ingress.

  • Stones laid carefully on the ground gave additional indications of the correct egress.

  • It may be used for sealing in front of kerbs to prevent surface water egress.

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