re-entry

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re-entry

noun re-entries · reentry · reëntry

countable, uncountable The act of entering again. a re-entry into public life
countable, uncountable The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
countable, uncountable The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance.
countable, uncountable The act of retaking possession of land, etc.; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.
countable, uncountable Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings.
countable, uncountable The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse.
countable, uncountable The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick.
countable, uncountable A re-entry card.
countable, uncountable A trick involving climbing a wave and then returning back down its face.

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noun the return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere

Español	reingreso, reentrada
中文	再入 zàirù
हिन्दी	पुनःप्रवेश punaḥpraveś

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@misc{re_entry_2026,
  title = {re-entry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/re-entry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}