side exit
Flanking egress point
A side exit is a door or passage leading out of a building from somewhere other than the main entrance, typically opening onto a side street or alley.
Side exits serve as secondary escape routes, emergency egress, or discreet ways to leave: The celebrity slipped out through a side exit to avoid the press.
In theaters and venues, side exits flank the main lobby for crowd dispersal.
- back doorSecondary building entrance
- escape routePlanned exit path
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- back alleyPassage behind buildings
stage door · passageway · corridor · threshold · slip out · slip away · duck out · sneak · discrete · unmarked · hidden · stairwell · loading dock · backstage · employee entrance · staff only · getaway · shortcut
- cattle chuteheadgate, loading chute, front gate, chin rest, belly bar
- sidesleft, right, front, top, back
side exitmain entrance
Principal point of entry
side entrance · front door · grand entrance · entrance · side entry
side, exit, sides, sided, siding, sideways, sidelong, beside, besides