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exit

 
 
/ˈeksɪt/ noun [C]

Definition

DOOR the door or gate which you use to leave a public building or place: a fire exit an emergency exit
LEAVING when someone leaves a place: Sue made a quick exit when she saw Mick come in.
ROAD a road which you use to leave a motorway (= wide, fast road) or roundabout (= place where three or more main roads meet) : Take the third exit at the next roundabout.
(Definition of exit noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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