egress

WOTD – 8 August 2006    

English

Etymology 1

From Latin ēgressus, from ex- + gressus

Pronunciation

• enPR: ēʹgrĕs, IPA: /ˈiːɡrɛs/, X-SAMPA: /"i:grEs/

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Noun

egress (plural egresses)

1. 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
2. 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.

3. (astronomy) The end of the apparent transit of a small astronomical body over the disk of a larger one.

Synonyms

• (exit): exit, way out, outgang
• (process of exiting): departure, exit, exiting, leaving

Antonyms

• (exit): entrance, ingress, way in
• (process of exiting): entering, entrance

Translations

exit

• Bulgarian: изход (bg) (izhod) m

• Russian: выход (ru) (výkhod) m

process of exiting

• Bulgarian: излизане (bg) (izlizane) n

• Russian: выход (ru) (výkhod) m, покидание (ru) (pokidanije) n

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Translations to be checked

• Chinese: 可出去的 (kě chūqù de)
• French: sortie (fr)
• Kurdish: derketin (ku) f, dergeh (ku) f
• Romanian: iesire

• Polish: wyjście (pl) n
• Spanish: salida (es) f

Etymology 2

• From Latin egressum, past participle egredi.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭ-grĕsʹ, IPA: /ɪˈɡrɛs/, X-SAMPA: /I"grEs/

Verb

egress (third-person singular simple present egresses, present participle egressing, simple past and past participle egressed)

1. (intransitive) To exit or leave; to go or come out.

Synonyms

• (exit): come out, depart, exit, go out, leave

Antonyms

• (exit): come in, enter, go in