Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AP-PROACH', n.

1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near; as, he was apprised of the enemy's approach.
2. Access; as, the approach to kings. – Bacon.
3. In fortification, not only the advances of an army are called approaches, but the works thrown up by the besiegers, to protect them in their advances towards a fortress.