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Webster 1913 Edition
Ingress
1.
The act of entering; entrance;
as, the
. ingress
of air into the lungs2.
Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering;
as, all
. ingress
was prohibited3.
(Astron.)
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun’s entrance into a sign, etc.
In′gress
,Verb.
I.
To go in; to enter.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Ingress
IN'GRESS
,Noun.
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, &c.2.
Power of entrance; means of entering. All ingress was prohibited.