Meaning of Ingress | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of entering.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. A permission to enter.
   countable, uncountable
4. A door or other means of entering.
   countable, uncountable
5. The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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