reentry
noun
an act of reentering.
reentries
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pluralof reentry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Transportation officials on Tuesday disclosed a plan that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to waive requirements under environmental laws and regulations as it permits commercial rocket sites, launches and spacecraft reentries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The FAA expects 214 launches or spacecraft reentries during the current government fiscal year, a number expected to jump to more than 500 in a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
China has insisted that uncontrolled reentries are common practice and has dismissed concerns about potential damage as “shameless hype.”
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2022
That’s because a lot of the debris from uncontrolled reentries comes from rockets launching payloads to geosynchronous orbit, which roughly follows the Earth’s equator and allows a satellite to match the Earth’s rotation.
From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2022
Sometimes I got inside it with Neil and Buzz and we practiced things like launches and reentries, where all three of us would be together.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
