egress

/ˌiˈgrɛs/

/ˈigrɛs/

Other forms: egressed; egresses; egressing

If you want to leave a place, you need a means of egress, or a way to exit, such as a door or window. It was a beautiful old house, but without enough ways of egress, they needed outdoor fire-stairs for reaching the upper floors.

Egress comes from a Latin word meaning "going out." An egress is basically the same thing as an exit. (Egress can also be used as a verb, "to exit," but less frequently than as a noun.) When buildings undergo inspection, one of the main safety features under review is the number and placement of doors and windows, the "means of egress," in case of fire or other emergency.

Definitions of egress

1. noun

   the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
   synonyms: egression, emergence

   types:

   surfacing

   emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

   emanation, emission

   the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

   radiation

   the act of spreading outward from a central source

   discharge, venting

   the act of venting

   type of:

   act, deed, human action, human activity

   something that people do or cause to happen
2. noun

   the becoming visible
   synonyms: emergence, issue

   types:

   eruption

   the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

   dissilience

   the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe

   type of:

   beginning

   the event consisting of the start of something
3. noun

   (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
   synonyms: emersion

   antonyms:

   ingress

   (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

   type of:

   reappearance

   the event of something appearing again
4. verb

   come out of
   synonyms: come forth, come out, emerge, go forth, issue

   types:

   pop out

   come out suddenly or forcefully

   radiate

   issue or emerge in rays or waves

   leak

   enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

   escape

   issue or leak, as from a small opening

   fall

   come out; issue

   debouch

   pass out or emerge; especially of rivers

   come out, fall out

   come off