reentry
or re-entry
noun pl. reentries
- a reentering; specif., a coming back, as of a space vehicle, into the earth's atmosphere
- a second or repeated entry
- Card Games a card that can win a trick and thus regain the lead
- Law a coming into possession again under a right reserved in a prior transfer of property
See reentry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also re-en·try (rē-ĕnˈtrē)
noun pl. re·en·tries also
re-en·tries - The act of reentering.
- Law The recovery of possession under a right reserved in a previous property transaction.
- 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.
- Aerospace The return of a missile or spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere.
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