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ingressAn entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. ingress [′in‚gres] (astronomy) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in an eclipse, of a planet into the disk of the sun, or of a satellite (or its shadow) onto the disk of the parent planet. (science and technology) The act of entering, as of air into the lungs or a liquid into an orifice. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During these experiments Woola had been standing at my side gazing intently at the door, and as my glance fell upon him it occurred to me to test the correctness of my hypothesis, that this portal had been the means of ingress to the temple used by Thurid, the black dator, and Matai Shang, Father of Therns. As the Indians had represented, they were now in a natural fastness of the mountains, the ingress and egress of which was by a deep gorge, so narrow, rugged, and difficult as to prevent secret approach or rapid retreat, and to admit of easy defence. The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerchak passed out; nor could the apes find means of ingress through the heavily barred windows. |
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