Egress, n.
Etymology: [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See Grade.]
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. Embarred from all egress and regress. Holland. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.
2. (Astron.)
The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.
1 other Webster entry under this spelling
Egress, v. i.
To go out; to depart; to leave.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists egress only as an antonym, under entrance.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given