The difference between Egress and Way out

When used as nouns, egress means an exit or way out, whereas way out means an exit.


Egress is also verb with the meaning: to exit or leave.

check bellow for the other definitions of Egress and Way out

  1. Egress as a noun:

    An exit or way out.

    Examples:

    "The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency."

  2. Egress as a noun:

    The process of exiting or leaving.

  3. Egress as a noun (astronomy):

    The end of the apparent transit of a small astronomical body over the disk of a larger one.

  1. Egress as a verb (intransitive):

    To exit or leave; to go or come out.

  1. Way out as a noun:

    An exit.

  2. Way out as a noun (figurative):

    A solution; an escape.

    Examples:

    "I need a way out of this problem."

  3. Way out as a noun:

    A distance far from shore, home, or other familiar place.

    Examples:

    "We're quite a way out now."