entrance

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

2. (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.Examples: "‘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."Synonyms: entrywaycountable

3. (uncountable) The right to go in.Examples: "You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum."; "to give entrance to friends"uncountable

4. (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.Examples: "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."countableuncountable

5. (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.Examples: "She [the Albemarle] has a bold entrance, and clean run."countableuncountable

6. (music) The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.countableuncountable