re-entryTranslate re-entry | into Italian Definition of re-entry noun (plural re-entries) [mass noun] 1the action or process of re-entering something:programmes designed to prepare you for re-entry to the profession the return of a spacecraft or missile into the earth’s atmosphere: the heat of re-entry [as modifier]:a re-entry vehicle 2 Law the action of retaking or repossession: a proviso reserving to the landlord a right of re-entry [count noun]:a re-entry under the lease 3 [count noun] a visible duplication of part of the design for a postage stamp due to an inaccurate first impression. a stamp displaying a re-entry. re-entry in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of re-entry in the US English dictionary