ingress

Definition

The act of entering.

Etymology

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

Example Sentences

• "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."

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