INGRESSES

Noun

ingresses

plural of ingress

Anagrams

• nigresses, singeress

Source: Wiktionary


INGRESS

In"gress, n. Etym: [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See Ingredient.]

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

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

3. (Astron.)

Definition: The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

In"gress, v. i.

Definition: To go in; to enter. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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