re-entry

noun

The act of entering again.

“a re-entry into public life”

Meanings

nounre-entry (countable and uncountable, plural re-entries)

plural re-entries · alternative reentry · alternative reëntry

  1. countableuncountableThe act of entering again.

    a re-entry into public life

    1 more example

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

    2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 26
  2. countableuncountablespace flightThe return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
  3. countableuncountablelawThe reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance.
  4. countableuncountablelawThe 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. countableuncountableentertainmentOf a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings.
  6. countableuncountablemedicineThe reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse.
  7. countableuncountablebridgeThe act of retaking the lead by winning a trick.
  8. countableuncountablebridgeA re-entry card.
  9. countableuncountablehobbiesA trick involving climbing a wave and then returning back down its face.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishentry
  7. Englishre-entry

From re- + entry.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 再入
  • 再入 (zàirù)the return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere
Hindi पुनःप्रवेश
  • पुनःप्रवेश (punaḥpraveś)the return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere
Spanish reingreso, reentrada
  • reingresothe return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere
  • reentradathe return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere
Tagalog balipasok
  • balipasokthe return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere
Cite this entry
APA

re-entry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entry

MLA

“re-entry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-entry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entry.

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