01 n. A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.
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1.
A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.
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2.
A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.(Law)
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3.
To enter (the Earth's atmosphere) after having passed beyond the atmosphere, as when in orbit or returning from another planet.(Astronautics)
Phrases & compounds
Card of reentry —
a card that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand.