Meaning

(countable, uncountable) The act of entering again..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of entering again.
2. (aerospace) The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
3. (law) The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance.
4. (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.
5. (music) Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings.
6. (physiology) The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse.
7. (card games, bridge, whist) The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick.
8. (card games, bridge, whist) A re-entry card.

Example Sentences

a re-entry into public life

Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later.

Word Forms

• re-entries
• reentry
• reëntry

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When Should You Use Re-entry?

Use re-entry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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