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Ingress


IN'GRESS, noun [Latin ingerssus, ingredior, supra.]

1. Entrance; as the ingress of air into the lungs. It is particularly applied to the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

2. Power of entrance; means of entering. All ingress was prohibited.