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re-entry

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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.

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