entrancenoun
uk/ˈen.trəns/us/ˈen.trəns/A2 [ C ] a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place:
There are two entrances - one at the front and one around the back.
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exit noun
C2 [ C usually singular ] the act of coming onto a stage, by an actor or dancer:
He makes a spectacular entrance in act two draped in a gold sheet.
[ C usually singular ] the act of a person coming into a room in an ordinary situation, although often because there is something noticeable about it:
I noticed her entrance because she slipped and fell in the doorway.
B1 [ U ] the right to enter a place:
The management reserve the right to refuse entrance.
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- They dropped me off at the main entrance.
- The visitors filed through the entrance to the ticket offices.
- There are guards posted at every entrance.
- We'll meet you at the entrance.
- They turned us away at the entrance because we hadn't got tickets.
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Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors
- architrave
- bell push
- door
- door knocker
- doorbell
- doorway
- draught excluder
- fire door
- five-bar gate
- French doors
- knob
- knocker
- letterbox
- revolving door
- screen door
- stage door
- storm door/window
- swing door
- up-and-over
- weatherboarding
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Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
Arrivals and departures
Allowing and permitting