reentrance

[ree-en-tree]

re·en·try

[ree-en-tree]
noun, plural re·en·tries.
1.
an act of reentering.
2.
the return from outer space into the earth's atmosphere of an earth-orbiting satellite, spacecraft, rocket, or the like.
3.
Law. the retaking of possession under a right reserved in a prior conveyance.
4.
Also called reentry card. Bridge, Whist. a card that will win a trick enabling one to regain the lead previously lost, especially the lead from a particular hand.
Also, re-en·try, re·en·trance, re-en·trance [ree-en-truhns] .


Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see re-, entry
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Reentrance is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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