Re-entry

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of entering again. countable, uncountable

    "a re-entry into public life"

  2. 2
    The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    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
  5. 5
    Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A re-entry card. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A trick involving climbing a wave and then returning back down its face. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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re-entry card

Example

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"The Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when his spacecraft, Soyuz 1, crashed upon re-entry."

Etymology

From re- + entry.

Related phrases

re-entry card

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