Ingress

/ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/ · noun

Meaning

The act of entering..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of entering.
2. A permission to enter.
3. A door or other means of entering.
4. (astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
5. (intransitive) To intrude or insert oneself
6. (transitive, US, chiefly military) To enter (a specified location or area)
7. (intransitive, astrology, of a planet) To enter into a zodiacal sign
8. (Whiteheadian metaphysics) To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

Example Sentences

Looking about him while in this state of suspense, Charles Darnay observed that the gate was held by a mixed guard of soldiers and patriots, the latter far outnumbering the former; and that while ingress into the city for peasants’ carts bringing in supplies, and for similar traffic and traffickers, was easy enough, egress, even for the homeliest people, was very difficult.

Now could be beheld that change from the handsome to the curious which the features of a wood undergo at the ingress of the winter months.

I could find no means of ingress. Every window and door was fastened and locked, and I returned baffled to the porch.

An inner floor over the whole area of the deck provides a space for all the cable and pipe runs. On one side the cables are cleated into a duct which is sealed against the ingress of water and oil; the pipe lines run underneath the opposite side floor.

Accordingly, anti-Israeli terrorists turned to city transport. Railway systems depend on easy ingress and egress at numerous points along the route.

All ingress was prohibited.

My fingers clawed futilely at the unyielding portal, while my eyes sought in vain for a duplicate of the button which had given us ingress. And then, from unseen lips, a cruel and mocking peal of laughter rang through the desolate place.

"Were you asleep? Did I disturb you?" he would ask, seeing Fyodor flat on his back on the sofa, and then, ingressing entirely, he would shut the door tightly behind him and sit by Fyodor 's feet

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• ingresses
• ingressing
• ingressed

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