| 释义 |
re·entry
\(ˈ)rē+\ noun
Etymology: Middle English reentre, from re- + entre entry — more at entry
1. : a retaking possession; especially : entry by a lessor or grantor on premises leased or granted in exercise of a right reserved on the tenant's failure to perform the covenants or conditions of the lease, grant, or other conveyance
2. : a second or new entry
< a reentry into public life >
< granted a reentry permit by the consulate >
3.
a. : a regaining of the right to lead by winning a trick in bridge
b. : a playing card that will win a trick in the hand of a player who has previously had the right to lead
4. : a double impression on a line-engraved stamp produced in the transfer of the design to the printing plate; also : double transfer
5. : the action of reentering the earth's atmosphere after traveling into space — used of a missile or vehicle
< a nose cone, or reentry body, that would not burn up like a meteor when it plunged back into the atmosphere — Clay Blair > |