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entrance

entrance

415 1.0
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
  • noun
  • /ˈɛntrəns/
: entrada
  • The entrance to the museum is beautifully decorated with flowers.
  • main entrance
  • entrance to the building
  • entrance door

You live beyond the Mass Turnpike entrance to the centre city.

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Examples

  • The entrance to the vault is across an ice chasm.

  • Front entrance secure.

  • The kids and I use this entrance a lot, a lot.

  • You need like the front entrance to be clear.

  • I love, I love the big entrance you made.

  • This is like a back entrance, as you can see.

  • Change direction and start moving away from the front entrance and toward the side entrance.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I met him on the road, at the entrance of the trailer court.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • As such, it was positioned near the main entrance leading into the city.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Right now we're walking to the southern gate, the main entrance for UC Berkeley.

Synonyms

door
vsentrance
∞ 1.0

A thing in a wall, building or vehicle that opens so people can go in and out

is the wider access term focusing on any opening rather than the barrier
front door
vsentrance
430 1.0

The main door people use to enter a building from the street

is the general access concept not limited to the main front way
portal
vsentrance
224 6.0

A large decorative entrance to a building or a way into a new experience

is the neutral term for simple access without grandeur or metaphor
doorway
vsentrance
204 1.0

A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building

is the general access concept rather than the structural gap itself
back door
vsentrance
197 1.0

A door at the back of a building used as an extra entrance

is the general term for access points rather than this private variant
entry
vsentrance
122 1.2

An opening or door used to go into a building

is the more formal main term for that general access point
opening
vsentrance
101 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

is the everyday term for a specific access point into a place
gateway
vsentrance
71 2.8

An entrance you can close with a gate that leads into a place

is the general access term not tied to a gating structure
side door
vsentrance
37 1.0

A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door

is the broader access category, not focused on side placement
front entrance
vsentrance
18 1.0

The main door at the front of a building where people enter

is the broad access term rather than the primary front-facing opening
entryway
vsentrance
17 2.6

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

is the broader access concept rather than the interior hall or space
back entrance
vsentrance
12 1.8

A door at the back of a building that people use to enter

is the general access term not restricted to rear location
service entrance
vsentrance
  • Specialized
10 3.4

An entrance at the back of a building used by staff, for deliveries, or to take out rubbish

is the neutral access term not restricted to service purposes
backdoor
vsentrance
9 1.0

A door at the back of a building that people use as a second entrance

is the general access concept rather than this secondary rear use
side entrance
vsentrance
7 1.8

An outside door at the side of a building used instead of the main door

is the general access idea rather than this specific side option
entranceway
vsentrance
4 3.5

A space at the front of a building where people enter

is the general access term not focused on the full passage structure
outside door
vsentrance
4 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

is the general access notion rather than the outside-specific barrier
exterior door
vsentrance
2 2.3

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

is the general access concept, not specifically between inside and outside
service door
vsentrance
2 3.5

A door at the back used by workers for deliveries and trash

is the general access idea rather than the staff or delivery function
interior door
vsentrance
1 1.1

A door that separates rooms inside a building

is the broader access term, not limited to internal room separation
entrada
vsentrance
  • US
1 8.0

A doorway that leads into a building or room

is the general access concept without the regional or architectural label

Compounds

The main door at the front of a building where people enter

12 1.8

A door at the back of a building that people use to enter

11 3.4

A test that students take to get into a school or university

service entrance
  • Specialized
10 3.4

An entrance at the back of a building used by staff, for deliveries, or to take out rubbish

8 1.6

An amount of money you pay to enter a place or event

An outside door at the side of a building used instead of the main door

A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait

1 6.7

A separate door at the back or side used by staff and for deliveries

An exam that decides if a person can enter a school or course

1 3.3

Money you pay to get into an event or place

How Big

portal
224 6.0
archway
14 4.0
entrance
415 1.0
doorway
204 1.0
gap
142 1.0

Surface Forms

entrance singular
entrances plural

Morphology

entrance = enter (semi-transparent) = enter + ance

While the connection to 'enter' is clear, the specific meaning of a physical opening is not a standard grammatical derivation.

Etymology

Entrance comes from the verb enter, meaning 'to go in', and so it also means a physical 'way in' like a door, gate, or opening that lets people enter a place.