entrance

noun

1. (countable)The action of entering, or going in.

   “make a grand entrance”

   “Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.”

2. (countable, uncountable)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.’”

   “Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.”

4. (uncountable)The right to go in.

   “You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.”

   “to give entrance to friends”

5. (countable, uncountable)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.”

   “in the entrance of the history of this great patriarch”

6. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)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.”

   “At low , say 9 knots for a 400-ft. ship, 60 deg. entrance angle (side to side) can be accepted.”

   “This bulb therefore creates a greater wave but has a higher form resistance as the waterlines have larger entrance angles.”

8. (countable, uncountable)The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.

   “She [the Albemarle] has a bold entrance, and clean run.”

9. (countable, uncountable)The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.

verb

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...”

2. (transitive)To put into a trance.