reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˌ)rē-ˈen-trē 

1

: a retaking possession

especially : entry by a lessor on leased premises on the tenant's failure to perform the conditions of the lease

2

: a second or new entry

3

: a playing card that will enable a player to regain the lead

4

: the action of reentering the earth's atmosphere after travel in space

Examples of reentry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to presenting the reentry plan for Peltier, Tilsen also provided an in-depth historical context of what was happening in 1975. —Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024

Will parts of the satellite survive reentry and crash to Earth? —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024

When asked what part of the reentry process should be the priority, the answer was unanimous: housing. —Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024

Therapeutic, mental health and medical treatment would be provided alongside detention, deflection and reentry services in the same facilities. —Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē 

1

: a second or new entry

2

: the action of reentering the earth's atmosphere after travel in space

Medical Definition

reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē 

plural reentries

: a cardiac mechanism that is held to explain certain abnormal heart actions (as tachycardia) and that involves the transmission of a wave of depolarization along an alternate pathway when the original pathway is blocked with return of the impulse along the blocked pathway when the alternate pathway is refractory and then transmission along the open pathway resulting in an abnormality

Legal Definition

reentry

noun

re·​en·​try ˌrē-ˈen-trē 

: a retaking possession of property by a lessor or grantor in exercise of the right to do so upon the failure of the lessee or grantee to fulfill a covenant or condition see also power of termination at power sense 2b