■ noun ( plural entries )
1》 an act or the action of entering.
2》 a place of entrance.
↘ dialect a passage between buildings.
3》 the right, means, or opportunity to enter.
↘(also ~ into possession ) Law the action of taking up the legal right to property.
↘ Bridge a card providing an opportunity to transfer the lead to a particular hand.
4》 an item entered in a list, account book, reference book, etc.
5》 a person who enters a competition.
↘the number of entrants in a competition.
6》 the forward part of a ship's hull below the waterline, considered in terms of breadth or narrowness.
Origin
ME: from OFr. entree , based on L. intrata , feminine past participle of intrare (see enter ).