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ingress

ingress

3 7.9
An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnɡrɛs/
  • Formal
translation icon : ingreso
  • During the tour, visitors were informed about the ingress procedures for entering the secure facility.
  • ingress or egress

These masks are not supposed to prevent ingress, as it's called ingress of air.

Examples

  • Access to the main hall required formal approval, as ingress was restricted to authorized personnel only.

  • Canyon Crest Dr. is the only ingress and egress for the residents of the Meadows.

    Blog text (33)

  • Can we attain ingress through another passage?

    Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)

  • There is much concern with the opening of the Channel Tunnel, which may make the ingress of rabid animals possible.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The cap seals prevent dirt ingress and ensure constant positive lubrication.

    Academic text (2003)

  • You need to shut the museum down, evacuate your visitors, and seal all ingress and egress points immediately.

    Red Notice (2021)

  • The city was walled with high diamite ramparts, with only hidden tunnels allowing ingress.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In many neighborhoods, households now find that their septic tanks no longer drain but instead are filled up by the ingress of groundwater.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The firefighters planned multiple points of ingress to ensure quick entry into the burning building.

Synonyms

entrance
vsingress
150 2.1

An act of coming into a place or joining an activity

is more about permission or the right to go in rather than involvement
admission
vsingress
149 3.4

Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision

also includes the physical act of going in as well as permission
entry
vsingress
125 1.3

An act of going into a place or starting to appear

also covers the legal right or permission to go in
admittance
vsingress
14 5.3

Permission to enter a place or join a group

is the right or permission a person has to go into a place
entering
vsingress
2 1.3

The act of going into a place

focuses also on the right to go in rather than the action
ingoing
vsingress
7.5

The action of going into a place

also implies the right to go in as well as the action

Antonyms

egress
8 8.1

A way to leave a building or room

How Accessible

access
∞ 2.6
ingress
  • Formal
3 7.9

Surface Forms

ingress singular
ingresses plural

Morphology

ingress = in + gress

Formed from the prefix 'in-' + combining form 'gress' (meaning 'step/go'); the root 'gress' is not a standalone English word, so learners who know related words (progress, regress) may infer the sense, but average learners may not.

Etymology

Ingress comes from the parts in- 'into' and gress 'step', so it literally means 'step into'. That's why ingress means entering a place or having the right to enter.