egress
Collocations
4ADJ.
all
VERB + EGRESS
means, prohibit, provides
EGRESS + NOUN
classroom, event, people
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
An exit or way out.
The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
Gates of burning adamant, / Barred over us, prohibit all egress.
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 thereof.
Although the primary rationale for selection of antigenic and phase variants is believed to be the evasion of host antibodies resulting in persistence, other possibilities exist, such as differential adherence to host cells or regulation of host cell invasion and egress.
The end of the transit of a celestial body through the disk of an apparently larger one.
verb
To exit or leave; to go or come out.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
WiktionaryGates of burning adamant, / Barred over us, prohibit all egress.
WiktionaryLooking about him while in this state of suspense, Charles Darnay observed that the gate was held by a mixed guard of soldiers and patriots, the latter far outnumbering the former; and that while ingr
WiktionaryMary, you've done nothing to help anyone here, so I think it would be best for you to egress from this classroom.
Tatoeba · #4773434The law in the city is each dwelling needs at least two means of egress, so that people don't die trapped in an apartment fire.
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