EGRESS


Meaning of EGRESS in English

n. /ee"gres/ ; v. /i gres"/ , n.

1. the act or an instance of going, esp. from an enclosed place.

2. a means or place of going out; an exit.

3. the right or permission to go out.

4. Astron. emersion (def. 1).

v.i.

5. to go out; emerge.

[ 1530-40; egressus going out, escape, equiv. to egred ( i ) to go out ( e- E- + -gredi, comb. form of gradi to go, step; cf. GRADE) + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .