entrance
/ˈɛn.tɹəns/ noun A2- The action of entering, or going in. · make a grand entrance· Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
- The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office. · the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
- The place of entering, as a gate or doorway. · Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
- The right to go in. · You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.· to give entrance to friends
- The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation. · a difficult entrance into business
- The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering. · His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
- The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
- The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Plural entrances
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The moonlight was blocked out of the mouth of the cave, for Shere Khan’s great square head and shoulders were thrust into the entrance.
She’s sixteen and she’s studying for the entrance examination into Queen’s Academy at Charlottetown next year.
“Well, Miss Stacy wants to organize a class among her advanced students who mean to study for the entrance examination into Queen’s.
“It’s been the dream of my life--that is, for the last six months, ever since Ruby and Jane began to talk of studying for the Entrance.
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