n. 1. A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Law) 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. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Astronautics) To enter (the Earth's atmosphere) after having passed beyond the atmosphere, as when in orbit or returning from another planet. [ PJC ] Card of reentry, (Whist), a card that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]
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