ingress
/ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression
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."
- "An inner floor over the whole area of the deck provides a space for all the cable and pipe runs. On one side the cables are cleated into a duct which is sealed against the ingress of water and oil; the pipe lines run underneath the opposite side floor."
- "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."
Etymology
From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ingressus