as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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In Time Bandits, Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), an 11-year-old history buff, finds a time egress in his wardrobe and meets the eponymous crew of expert thieves.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
There's also a loft area above the living room which could be useful as a storage space or possibly a bedroom, depending on local regulations (most areas require tiny house loft bedrooms to have egress windows).
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
But transporting data out of the cloud (egress) or between regions can be quite expensive.
—Thangaraj Petchiappan, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The changes required adding more external staircases and carving spacious canopies into the sides of the building, which double as fire egresses.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 30 July 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
There's also a loft area above the living room which could be useful as a storage space or possibly a bedroom, depending on local regulations (most areas require tiny house loft bedrooms to have egress windows).
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
But transporting data out of the cloud (egress) or between regions can be quite expensive.
—Thangaraj Petchiappan, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The changes required adding more external staircases and carving spacious canopies into the sides of the building, which double as fire egresses.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 30 July 2024
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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