egress EE-gress, noun:
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the right or freedom to leave; departure.
2. A means of going out or leaving; an exit; an outlet.

intransitive verb ee-GRESS:
To go out; to depart; to leave.

In order to keep the crowds moving through the exhibits in his traveling show… Mr. P.T. Barnum posted signs that read: “This Way to the Egress.” Eager to view this presumably strange and exotic exhibit, the throngs would push through the door labeled “Egress” — and find themselves in the street.