reentry (redirected from reentries)

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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Noun

1.

reentry - the act of entering again             return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"