re-entry
noun/ˌriː ˈentri/
/ˌriː ˈentri/
[uncountable]- re-entry (into something) the act of returning to a place or an area of activity that you used to be in
- She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain.
- a re-entry programme for nurses (= for nurses returning to work after a long time doing something else)
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- the return of a spacecraft into the earth’s atmosphere
- The capsule gets very hot on re-entry.
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