word of the day, egress
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scottobearegress \EE-gress\, noun:
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the right or freedom to leave; departure.
2. A means of going out or leaving; an exit; an outlet.
intransitive verb \ee-GRESS\:
To go out; to depart; to leave.
In order to keep the crowds moving through the exhibits in his traveling show... Mr. P.T. Barnum posted signs that read: "This Way to the Egress." Eager to view this presumably strange and exotic exhibit, the throngs would push through the door labeled "Egress" -- and find themselves in the street.
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the right or freedom to leave; departure.
2. A means of going out or leaving; an exit; an outlet.
intransitive verb \ee-GRESS\:
To go out; to depart; to leave.
In order to keep the crowds moving through the exhibits in his traveling show... Mr. P.T. Barnum posted signs that read: "This Way to the Egress." Eager to view this presumably strange and exotic exhibit, the throngs would push through the door labeled "Egress" -- and find themselves in the street.
