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noun

Ingress n.

The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.

Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited.

(Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

verb

Ingress v. i. To go in; to enter. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Ingress'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ingress" Quotes from Famous Books

... for hoisting persons.] The owner, lessee or agent of a mine shall provide and maintain safe appliances, approved by the district inspector of mines, for the ingress and egress of persons in each shaft, designated by such owner, lessee or agent as a means of ingress and egress for persons employed therein. When there is but one shaft available for ingress and egress from any unavoidable cause, the appliances therein shall be kept available ...

— Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 • Anonymous

... was a stir in the saloons; a murmur, the ingress of many gentlemen: among others Lord Valentine, Lord Milford, Mr Egerton, Mr Berners, Lord Fitz-Heron, Mr Jermyn. The House was up; the great Jamaica division was announced; the radicals had thrown over the government, who left in a majority of only ...

— Sybil - or the Two Nations • Benjamin Disraeli

... little short of a miracle for an invading squadron to wind its way through the labyrinth of shoals and reefs lying off the mouth of it, amongst which the channels are so narrow and intricate, that at three or four points the sinking of a sand barge would effectually block up all ingress; but, independently of this, the entrance at Port Royal is defended by very strong works, the guns ranging the whole way across, while, a little farther on, the attacking ships would be exposed to a cross fire from the heavy metal of the Apostles' Battery; and even assuming all these obstacles ...

— Tom Cringle's Log • Michael Scott

... and generous patrons, who (with an eye to the future) had distributed a considerable amount of largesse and flattery, as well as silk and satin finery. What with the Germans and their native friends, egress from and ingress to the steamer were almost impossible; the gangway was choked, and the shouting and hurrahing actually drowned the noise of ...

— The Road to Mandalay - A Tale of Burma • B. M. Croker

... more natural tendency; but the way to the interior is upward. There is, of course, an entrance to the fortress; but that lies far off on the other side. It might possibly have been the wiser course to seek for easier ingress there. ...

— A Changed Man and Other Tales • Thomas Hardy

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