reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˌ)rē-ˈen-trē 

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

What's the Decadence reentry policy? Same-day reentry is not permitted. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024

This means Jaynes is either in a residential reentry center or in home confinement. —Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is gearing up for reentry into the IndyCar Series, slated for 2027, with an ambitious strategy unveiled by team principal Dennis Reinbold. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Desert Diamond Arena reentry policy Reentry is prohibited at all Desert Diamond Arena events. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

reentry

noun

re·​en·​try (ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē 

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 

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 

: 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