"egress" meaning in English

See egress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈiːɡrɛs/ Audio: en-us-egress.ogg [US], en-au-egress.ogg [Australia] Forms: egress [singular], egresses [plural]
enPR: ēʹgrĕs Head templates: {{noun|egress|egresses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An egress is an exit.
    Sense id: simple-egress-en-noun-5C3QoDHQ

Verb

IPA: /ˈiːɡrɛs/ Audio: en-us-egress.ogg [US], en-au-egress.ogg [Australia] Forms: egress [canonical], egresses [third-person, singular], egressed [past], egressed [past, participle], egressing [present, participle]
enPR: ēʹgrĕs Head templates: {{verb|egress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you egress, you leave or exit a place.
    Sense id: simple-egress-en-verb-57PZuv0D Categories (other): Verbs
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