in AM, also use reentry
1 n-uncount Re-entry is the act of returning to a place, organization, or area of activity that you have left.
also a N
The house has been barred and bolted to prevent re-entry...
2 n-uncount Re-entry is used to refer to the moment when a spacecraft comes back into the earth's atmosphere after being in space.
also a N
The station would burn up on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.
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