egress

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In Northern California, Mr. Giordano, a father of three, said his family’s power had gone out as “at least a foot” of snow had accumulated, snapping off tree limbs and blocking ingress and egress.

From New York Times

Fire Department Chief of Operations John Esposito said after the Feb. 5 blaze that when the battery overheated and sparked a fire, “it blocked the egress out of the apartment, trapping the family.”

From Seattle Times

“I really wanted to make sure we had the ingress, egress correct,” he says.

From Washington Post

The governor cited state laws that he said allow him to “control ingress and egress to and from a disaster area.”

From Washington Times

“Airlines do a good job of scheduling both ingress and egress that makes the system work beautifully. Our goal is to keep airplanes moving. Air traffic controllers don’t cheer when weather rolls in.”

From Washington Post