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to reenter

to reenter

4 4.9
To move back into a planet's atmosphere from space, for example when a spacecraft returns from orbit
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɛntər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reentrar (en la atmósfera)
  • The image above shows the Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 comet, which broke apart as it reentered the inner Solar System in 2006.
  • reenter the atmosphere

Examples

  • Beyond that, the satellite would slow down, reenter of its own accord... ...and burn up in the atmosphere.

    Ice Station Zebra (1968)

  • Then they hoover over the atmosphere for 10 minutes, and reenter.

    Independents' Day (2017)

  • But on a short shuttle flight, you you typically reenter a few hours earlier then then your equivalent launch time.

  • Dr.Corvin, we're here because a satellite with your guidance system... ...is about to reenter the atmosphere.

    Space Cowboys (2000)

  • That has to be Apollo 10 reentering.

    First Man (2018)

  • Without active course correction in the next 30 to 40 days... ...the satellite will reenter the Earth's atmosphere.

    Space Cowboys (2000)

  • She will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in 30 days.

    Space Cowboys (2000)

  • Orbiting the Earth and reentering the atmosphere to land like any conventional aircraft.

    Moonraker (1979)

  • The SNAP 27 radioisotope thermoelectric generator aboard the Lunar Module Aquarius reentered the Earth's atmosphere.

    Blog text (20)

  • The spacecraft will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in approximately thirty minutes.

Surface Forms

reenter infinitive
reentered past
reentered past participle
reentering present participle
reenters third person singular

Morphology

reenter = enter (transparent) = re + enter

In the spaceflight sense, the word still means 'enter again', specifically into the atmosphere.

Etymology

Reenter combines the prefix re- ('again') and enter ('go in'), so when a spacecraft reenters it 'goes into the air around a planet again' after being in space.