entree

Noun

• the act of entering
  • she made a graceful entree into the ballroom
    

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)
  • they waited at the entrance to the garden
    
  • beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
    

• the right to enter

• the principal dish of a meal

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  entrance , entranceway , entryway , entry , access , accession , admission , admittance , main course