egress

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.

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See egress in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of going out or forth; emergence
    also egression
  2. the right to go out
  3. a way out; exit

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
  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.
intransitive verb e·gressed, e·gress·ing, e·gress·es
To go out; emerge.

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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