entrance

Noun

entrance (countable and uncountable, plural entrances)

1. (countable) The action of entering, or going in.
   • make a grand entrance
   • Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.

   Synonyms:

   ingress, entry

2. 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
3. (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
   • ‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
   • Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.

   Synonyms:

   entryway

4. (uncountable) The right to go in.
   • You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
   • to give entrance to friends
5. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
   • a difficult entrance into business
   • Beware of entrance to a quarrel.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
6. 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.
7. The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
   • A coarse-lined ship, fig. 4, has an angle of entrance of about 40 deg., measured at the load-water line; while a fine-lined ship has only about half that angle.1899, Practical Engineer - Volumes 19-20, page 197
   • At low , say 9 knots for a 400-ft. ship, 60 deg. entrance angle (side to side) can be accepted.1919, Shipbuilding and Shipping Record - Volume 13, page 667
8. The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
   • She [the Albemarle] has a bold entrance, and clean run.1781, Horatio Nelson, Diary
9. The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.

Verb

UK/ɛnˈtɹɑːns/

entrance (third-person singular simple present entrances, present participle entrancing, simple past and past participle entranced)

1. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
   • The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
   • See the finest girl in France make an entrance to entrance...1996, Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, and Jonathan Roberts, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (film)
2. (transitive) To put into a trance.