re-entry
nounEtymology From re- + entry.
9 senses
- 1The act of entering again.
- 2The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
- 3The reestablishment of possession under a right or…
- 4The act of retaking possession of land, etc.; the entry…
- 5Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings.
- 6The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a…
- 7The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick.
- 8A re-entry card.
- 9A trick involving climbing a wave and then returning…
The act of entering again.
- a re-entry into public life
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Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
Law The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance.
Law 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.
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings.
Medicine, Physiology, Sciences The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse.
Bridge, Card games, Games The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick.
Bridge, Card games, Games A re-entry card.
- Derived terms
- re-entry card, reo
- Related terms
- reentrant