The definition of an egress is the way out or act of going out.
(noun)An example of egress is the exit at a movie theater.
See egress in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: L egressus < pp. of egredi, to go out < e-, out + gradi, to step, go: see grade
See egress in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Latin ēgressus
Origin: , from
Origin: past participle of ēgredī, to go out
Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-
Origin: + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots
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