Definition of "entry" in English

noun

1. The act of entering.

   • The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.

2. (uncountable) Permission to enter.

   • Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.
   • Strictly no entry for under-18s

3. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

4. (law) The act of taking possession.

5. (insurance) The start of an insurance contract.

6. (Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.

7. A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms

8. A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships

9. An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

   • Meronym: headword (sometimes synonymous)
   • The entry on spiders is on page number 69.

10. A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.

    • What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?

11. (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.

    • The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6.

12. The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.

13. (music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.

14. (hunting) The introduction of new hounds into a pack.