re-entry

re·en·try also re-en·try  (r-ntr)

n. pl. re·en·tries also re-en·tries

1. The act of reentering.

2. Law The recovery of possession under a right reserved in a previous property transaction.

3. Games

a. The act of regaining the lead by taking a trick in bridge and whist.

b. The card that will take a trick and thus regain the lead.

4. Aerospace The return of a missile or spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere.

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re-entry [riːˈɛntrɪ]

n pl -tries

1. (Law) the act of retaking possession of land, etc., under a right reserved in an earlier transfer of the property, such as a lease

2. (Astronautics) the return of a spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere

Translations

re-entry [ˈriːˈentrɪ] N (to hospital) → reingreso m; (into politics etc) [of spacecraft] → reentrada f
the house has been bolted to prevent re-entry → han atrancado la puerta para evitar que se vuelva a entrar en ella

re-entry [riːˈɛntri] n

(into country) → rentrée f re-entry visa

(SPACE) → rentrée f
re-entry visa n → visa m de retour

re-entry

n

(also Space) → Wiedereintritt m; (into country) → Wiedereinreise f (→ into in +acc); (for exam) → Wiederantritt m → (for zu); re-entry point (Space) point of re-entry (Space) → Wiedereintrittsstelle f; a re-entry into politics → ein Wiedereinstieg m → in die Politik; her re-entry into society → ihre Wiedereingliederung in die Gesellschaft

(Jur) → Wiederinbesitznahme f

re-entry [ˌriːˈɛntrɪ] n → rientro