Egress

  • 11egress — 1. noun /ˈiːɡrɛs/ a) An exit or way out 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… …

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  • 12egress — noun 1) the egress from the gallery was blocked Syn: exit, way out, escape route Ant: entrance 2) a means of egress Syn: departure, exit, withdrawal, retreat, e …

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  • 13egress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of going out Nouns 1. egress, exit, issue, emergence, eruption, emanation, exudation, percolation, weeping, leakage, oozing, dripping; gush, efflux, outpouring, effluence, effusion, drain, drainage,… …

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  • 14egress — i. The act of getting out of a target/combat area by combat aircraft. Also refers to an egress route. The opposite of ingress. See also ingress. ii. The act of getting out of aircraft cabin or cockpit, often under emergency conditions …

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  • 15egress — [ i:grɛs] noun formal the action of going out of or leaving a place. ↘a way out. Derivatives egression noun Origin C16: from L. egress , egredi go out …

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  • 16egress — n. 1 a going out. b the right of going out. 2 an exit; a way out. 3 Astron. the end of an eclipse or transit. Derivatives: egression n. (in senses 1, 2). Etymology: L egressus f. egredi egress (as E , gradi to step) …

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  • 17Egress filtering — In computer networking, egress filtering is a method of filtering electronic traffic that contributes to the security of a network and therefore makes it less prone to attacks from crackers.This method of filtering prevents crackers from using a… …

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  • 18egress — I. noun Etymology: Latin egressus, from egredi to go out, from e + gradi to go more at grade Date: 1538 1. the action or right of going or coming out 2. a place or means of going out ; exit II. intransitive verb …

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  • 19egress — 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; <&#8230; …

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  • 20egress — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, adit, avenue, blowhole, bow out, channel, chute, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, conduit, course, debouch, decampment, defecation, depart, departure, depletion, discharging cargo, ditch, door, drainage …

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