reentry
noun
re·en·try
(ˌ)rē-ˈen-trē 
1
: a retaking possession
especially
: entry by a lessor on leased premises on the tenant's failure to perform the conditions of the lease
2
: a second or new entry
3
: a playing card that will enable a player to regain the lead
4
: the action of reentering the earth's atmosphere after travel in space
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Key technological hurdles remain, including ensuring warhead survivability during atmospheric reentry, enhancing missile guidance systems, and achieving the capability for multiple warheads to penetrate missile defenses.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
However, experts say North Korea has yet to master the technology needed to build warheads small enough to be placed on those missiles and protect the warheads during atmospheric reentry.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
SpaceX’s last launch was in June and marked the first successful reentry of the company’s spacecraft into the atmosphere after three previous attempts.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Last year, company officials called for the FAA to double its licensing staff for reviewing applications for commercial launch and reentry applications.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
However, experts say North Korea has yet to master the technology needed to build warheads small enough to be placed on those missiles and protect the warheads during atmospheric reentry.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
SpaceX’s last launch was in June and marked the first successful reentry of the company’s spacecraft into the atmosphere after three previous attempts.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Last year, company officials called for the FAA to double its licensing staff for reviewing applications for commercial launch and reentry applications.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Reentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reentry. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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reentry
noun
re·en·try
(ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē
1
: a second or new entry
2
: the action of reentering the earth's atmosphere after travel in space
Medical Definition
reentry
noun
re·en·try
(ˈ)rē-ˈen-trē
plural reentries
: a cardiac mechanism that is held to explain certain abnormal heart actions (as tachycardia) and that involves the transmission of a wave of depolarization along an alternate pathway when the original pathway is blocked with return of the impulse along the blocked pathway when the alternate pathway is refractory and then transmission along the open pathway resulting in an abnormality
Legal Definition
reentry
noun
re·en·try
ˌrē-ˈen-trē
: a retaking possession of property by a lessor or grantor in exercise of the right to do so upon the failure of the lessee or grantee to fulfill a covenant or condition see also power of termination at power sense 2b
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