reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˌ)rē-ˈen-trē How to pronounce reentry (audio)
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 Those who fail their asylum cases and are deported by court order from the U.S. face a five-year reentry ban. Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024 The executive order is part of a larger effort to increase reentry services, which help people transition back to communities after incarceration, during Beshear's second term. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024 Officials also announced that hurricane reentry passes were no longer needed to re-enter the island. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024 The upper stage, meanwhile, flew a suborbital trajectory but did not survive the heating of reentry, with telemetry ending with the vehicle about 40 miles up. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reentry 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reentry was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Reentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reentry. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

reentry

noun
re·​en·​try (ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē How to pronounce reentry (audio)
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 How to pronounce reentry (audio)
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 How to pronounce reentry (audio)
: 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

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