egressing
Leaving a place
Egressing is the act of exiting or going out from an enclosed space.
The term appears most often in technical, military, or emergency contexts: Passengers were egressing the aircraft when the fire started.
In gaming and tactical situations, it describes withdrawing from an area: The team is egressing to the extraction point.
Way to leave
- doorwayPassage into a room
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- departingIn process of leaving
- outflowFluid exiting a system
withdrawal · retreat · vacate · leave · depart · outgoing · gateway · threshold
Depart swiftly from threat
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
flight · liberation · refuge · sanctuary · runaway · sneak · vanish · getaway
Serious sudden danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- evacueesPeople removed from danger
- rescueSave from harm
- disasterSudden ruinous event
shelter · exodus · clearance · triage · ambulance · orderly · urgent · drill
Sequential forward movement
- shiftMovement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversionAct of changing states
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
phase-out · withdrawal · disengagement · handover · turnover · conclusion · wind-down · closeout
exit
Way to leave
outflow · withdrawal · retreat · vacate · leave · depart · outgoing · gateway · threshold · passage
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
bolt · flight · liberation · refuge · sanctuary · runaway · sneak · vanish · getaway · evasion
emergency
Serious sudden danger
disaster · shelter · exodus · clearance · triage · ambulance · orderly · urgent · drill · contingency
progression
Sequential forward movement
- shiftMovement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversionAct of changing states
evolution · phase-out · withdrawal · disengagement · handover · turnover · conclusion · wind-down · closeout