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
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The other effort related to engine reuse is the development of an inflatable heat shield, with the help of NASA, to protect the Vulcan booster engines during reentry back into the atmosphere.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
They are expected to be available for the spacecraft’s eventual ISS departure, in which they will be used both to push Starliner away from the station and to correctly orient the spacecraft for a smooth atmospheric reentry.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
Earlier this year, material released from the International Space Station failed to burn up upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere and hit a home in Florida.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 24 June 2024
Footprint Center reentry policy Reentry is not available for any games, concerts or events at Footprint Center.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
They are expected to be available for the spacecraft’s eventual ISS departure, in which they will be used both to push Starliner away from the station and to correctly orient the spacecraft for a smooth atmospheric reentry.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
Earlier this year, material released from the International Space Station failed to burn up upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere and hit a home in Florida.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 24 June 2024
Footprint Center reentry policy Reentry is not available for any games, concerts or events at Footprint Center.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
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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
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