In'gress1, n.
n. [Lat. ingressus, from ingredi; It. ingresso, Sp. ingreso. See supra.]
- Entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.
- Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited.
- (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun’s entrance into a sign, &c.