Meaning of Entrance | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The action of entering, or going in.
   countable
2. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
   countable, uncountable
3. The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
   countable
4. The right to go in.
   uncountable
5. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
   countable, uncountable
6. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
   countable, uncountable
7. The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
   countable, uncountable
8. The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
   countable, uncountable
9. The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“make a grand entrance”

“Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.”

“the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office”

“‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’”

“Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.”

“You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.”

“to give entrance to friends”

“a difficult entrance into business”

“Beware of entrance to a quarrel.”

“in the entrance of the history of this great patriarch”

“His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.”

“A coarse-lined ship, fig. 4, has an angle of entrance of about 40 deg., measured at the load-water line; while a fine-lined ship has only about half that angle.”

“At low , say 9 knots for a 400-ft. ship, 60 deg. entrance angle (side to side) can be accepted.”

“This bulb therefore creates a greater wave but has a higher form resistance as the waterlines have larger entrance angles.”

“She [the Albemarle] has a bold entrance, and clean run.”

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