reentry
[ree-en-tree]
- an act of reentering.
- the return from outer space into the earth's atmosphere of an earth-orbiting satellite, spacecraft, rocket, or the like.
- Law. the retaking of possession under a right reserved in a prior conveyance.
- Also called reentry card. Bridge, Whist. a card that will win a trick enabling one to regain the lead previously lost, especially the lead from a particular hand.
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Also re-en·try, re·en·trance, re-en·trance [ree-en-truh ns] /riˈɛn trəns/.
Origin of reentry
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Contemporary Examples of re-entry
Re-entry programs would be quite justified in preferring black counselors; I assume they do.
His re-entry could either take the form of a senior White House position, or of a senior consultant to the re-election campaign.
Historical Examples of re-entry
There were the festivals and games which had accompanied the re-entry of the Cæsar into Rome.
"Unto Caesar"Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.
Regiment of WomenClemence Dane
Upon the re-entry of Tybalt, Romeo, who had removed his mask, again adjusts it.
The Complete Opera BookGustav Kobb
The exit and re-entry of Dobinet are not marked in the old copy.
This claim was open for re-entry the day that your father was drowned.
Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead ClaimCarrie L. Marshall
re-entry
- the act of retaking possession of land, etc, under a right reserved in an earlier transfer of the property, such as a lease
- the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere
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Word Origin and History for re-entry
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reentry
(rē-ĕn′trē)- Return of the same impulse into an area of heart muscle that it has recently activated but that is now no longer refractory, as in reciprocal rhythm.
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