egress

Examples

• All

• The WDC has no fire doors, no emergency exit, or egress point.

  Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

• Well-designed buses, such as the ones I saw being built at Morningstar Construction, have an additional egress door on the rear left side.

  Academic text (2008)

• So if you control the egress from the mine and you own the road, great.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• See you with the van at egress point.

  Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

• Please remain calm and find your way to the nearest egress point.

  They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

• And this courtyard offers easy egress.

  Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2024)

• I'm just gonna block the first point of egress here so that we're not vulnerable.

  Land of the Lost (2009)

• Numerous points of ingress and egress.

  Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)

• Building owners are well advised to look into photoluminescent egress guidance systems to help improve safety for building occupants.

  Blog text (25)

• In case of an emergency, the staff directed everyone to the nearest egress to ensure a quick exit.

Synonyms

W

way out

vsegress

∞ 2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

also refers to the action of leaving or emerging from somewhere

D

door

vsegress

876 1.0

A way or chance to get something better, for example a job

is more specific, focusing on leaving or the physical opening used to go out

E

entrance

vsegress

468 1.0

A door or opening that lets people go into a place

is used also for leaving actions, not only for coming in or arrival

E

exit

vsegress

363 1.0

An opening or way that lets people leave a place

includes both the opening and the act of going out from somewhere

E

entry

vsegress

279 1.2

An opening or door used to go into a building

emphasizes leaving as an action, not only the physical opening

F

fire escape

vsegress

51 2.7

A staircase or metal ladder on the outside of a building used to get out during a fire

is broader, applying to leaving in any situation not only emergency escapes

E

entryway

vsegress

18 2.6

A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter

is more focused on leaving as an action, not only access or arrival

E

emergency exit

vsegress

17 2.6

A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency

is more general and also means the action of leaving or emerging

E

entranceway

vsegress

5 3.5

A space at the front of a building where people enter

is more about leaving as an action rather than just access or arrival

O

outside door

vsegress

3 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

focuses on the act of leaving as well as the physical opening used

E

exterior door

vsegress

1 2.3

An entrance from the outside that people use to get into a building

is broader, covering leaving in general rather than only outside access

E

egression

vsegress

9.8

An act of coming out or appearing, like gas, people and new evidence

also covers the physical opening people use to go out from places

Antonyms

I

ingress

• Formal

3 7.9

An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter

Surface Forms

Etymology