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reentry definition

re·entry or re-entry re-en′try (rē en′trē)

noun pl. reentries -·tries

  1. a reentering; specif., a coming back, as of a space vehicle, into the earth's atmosphere
  2. a second or repeated entry
  3. Card Games a card that can win a trick and thus regain the lead
  4. Law a coming into possession again under a right reserved in a prior transfer of property

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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