egress
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egress¹
- /ˈiːɡɹɛs/
Where it comes from
From Latin ēgressus, from ex- + gressus, literally “out-way”.
noun egresses
- An exit or way out. The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
- The process of exiting or leaving. 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 thereo
- The end of the transit of a celestial body through the disk of an apparently larger one.
egress²
- /ɪˈɡɹɛs/
Where it comes from
From Latin ēgressum, past participle of ēgredior.
verb egresses · egressing · egressed
- To exit or leave; to go or come out.
