ENTRY


Meaning of ENTRY in English

■ 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 ).

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