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Meanings of egress in English

Portuguese
emergência
Catalan
emergència

The becoming visible.

        emergência
        Portuguese
        sair
        Catalan
        emergir
        Spanish
        surgir

        Come out of.

              sair
              Catalan
              emersió

              (Astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse.

                  emersió

                  Gimmick or ploy to escape a situation that is unfavorable, difficult or dangerous.

                        Usage of egress in English
                        1
                        But once our target is in custody-oncewe start the egress-newrules.
                        Man in the Middle
                        2
                        The swollen stream will prevent egress from the valley till it subsides.
                        The Lone Ranche
                        3
                        This short encounter was sufficient to significantly inhibit parasite egress and dispersion.
                        Pubmed
                        4
                        Mr. Puckett, we must inspect our egress route before you leave us.
                        The Complete Rama Omnibus
                        5
                        The besieged militia men finally gained egress and retreated fighting rear-guard actions.
                        A History of Trade Unionism in the United States
                        6
                        Mr. Avenel, in his excitement, had forgotten that easy mode of egress.
                        Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
                        7
                        The heat forbade egress, and our Wigwam was crowded with hungry visitors.
                        First Footsteps in East Africa
                        8
                        Also there must be an egress offering a secure line of retreat.
                        In Secret
                        9
                        The waters of the great deep have ingress and egress to the soul.
                        Essays — First Series
                        10
                        He reentered the gallery and reached the opening of the egress.
                        The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales / With Condensed Novels...
                        11
                        They'll even provide expertise in underground mine safety, mapping, ingress-egress methods.
                        206 Bones
                        12
                        Stallings intentionally jammed his wife against the wall, away from any possible egress.
                        The perfect woman
                        13
                        The madman was close behind him, and egress was out of the question.
                        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 / Devoted t...
                        14
                        The smoke disappeared under the stones, and had to seek its own egress.
                        Andersen's Fairy Tales
                        15
                        A continent was their solitary prison, and the pitiless Atlantic closed the egress.
                        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 / A Magazine...
                        16
                        She might find some gate in a remote place which could afford egress.
                        The Living Link: A Novel
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