reentry

[ree-en-tree]

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noun, plural re·en·tries.

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.

Also re-en·try, re·en·trance, re-en·trance

[ree-en-truh ns] /riˈɛn trəns/.

Origin of reentry

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at re-, entry

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Examples from the Web for re-entry

Contemporary Examples

Re-entry programs would be quite justified in preferring black counselors; I assume they do.
Is John Garland Guilty of Teaching While White at Alabama State?
John McWhorter
June 20, 2014
His re-entry could either take the form of a senior White House position, or of a senior consultant to the re-election campaign.
Is a White House Shakeup Ahead?
Richard Wolffe
September 7, 2010

Historical Examples

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 Women
Clemence Dane
Upon the re-entry of Tybalt, Romeo, who had removed his mask, again adjusts it.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
The exit and re-entry of Dobinet are not marked in the old copy.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3
Various
This claim was open for re-entry the day that your father was drowned.
Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim
Carrie L. Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for re-entry

re-entry

noun plural -tries

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

n.

also reentry, mid-15c., "act of entering again," from re- "again" + entry; probably on model of Middle French rentrer (12c.). Specifically of spacecraft from 1948.

re-entry in Medicine

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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Examples from the Web for re-entry

Contemporary Examples

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

There were the festivals and games which had accompanied the re-entry of the Cæsar into Rome.

Clare Hartill did not encourage the re-entry of old friends into her life.

Upon the re-entry of Tybalt, Romeo, who had removed his mask, again adjusts it.

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.

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Word Origin and History for re-entry

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