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

Examples of reentry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its reentry and splashdown will not be livestreamed. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Participants in the post-prison reentry program had a 14% recidivism rate. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

Among the priorities Johnson cited as part of her bid for sheriff are maintaining jail conditions and continuing the county’s reentry and rehabilitation efforts, as well as looking at recruitment and retention practices for employees in the office. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026

While satellites provide many benefits to society, their use comes with challenges, including the growth of space debris, collisions, ground-casualty risks, optical and radio-spectrum pollution, and the alteration of Earth’s upper atmosphere through rocket emissions and reentry ablation. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reentry

• wintry

Kids Definition

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