Egress
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
(2) The becoming visible
"Not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
(3) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
verb
(4) Come out of
"Water issued from the hole in the wall"
"The words seemed to come out by themselves"
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Etymology 1
From , from +
Noun
- An exit or way out
- The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
- "Right this way to the Egress" as used by P.T. Barnum to hurry customers out of his side show
- The process of exiting or leaving.
- 2003 International Building Code (IBC): Chapter 10 section 1001.1
- Buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with a means of egress system as required this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall control the design, construction and arrangement of means egress components required to provide an approved means of egress from structures and portions thereof.
- 2003 International Building Code (IBC): Chapter 10 section 1001.1
- The end of the apparent transit of a small astronomical body over the disk of a larger one.
Etymology 2
- From , past participle .