🌊 A small bay 🏛️ An inward corner 💻 Safe repeated use 🚪 Entering again

reentrance

5.5

Going into a place again after leaving it

noun
/ˌriːˈɛntrəns/

: reingreso

She made a quick reentrance into the event after stepping outside for some fresh air.

Examples

After a long break, his reentrance to the team was welcomed by all his teammates.
A final design concern is that a person is required to remain outside New York City's shelter system for at least 30 days if SCIMS is to consider the departure as an exit and the return as reentrance.

Academic text (2011)
The reentrance of winter brought the snow back just in time for the holidays.

Synonyms

return

vsreentrance

413 1.0

An act of coming back to a place or state

emphasises the act of entering again rather than simply coming back

reentry

vsreentrance

7 4.4

Entering a place or situation again after leaving it

is the same meaning but used as an alternative term

reappearance

vsreentrance

7 3.7

The time when someone or something comes back into sight after being away

is about entering again rather than merely becoming visible or present

reintroduction

vsreentrance

6 4.1

Bringing something or someone back after a time away

is about entering again rather than being presented to others again

readmission

vsreentrance

5 4.4

Being allowed to enter a place or group again after leaving

is broader meaning simple entering again without formal permission

reemergence

vsreentrance

4 5.5

Something that comes back after being absent or inactive

focuses on entering a place or state again rather than regaining activity

reoccupation

vsreentrance

1 7.2

To return to a place, job, or position you had before

focuses on entering again rather than resuming a role or job

reembarkation

vsreentrance

7.8

To get back on a ship or plane after leaving it

is the general act of entering again and not limited to vehicles

Surface Forms

reentrance singular

reentrances plural

Morphology

reentrance = reenter (transparent) = re + enter + ance

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'reenter' meaning the act or process of entering again.

Etymology

Reentrance comes from re- 'again' and entrance 'enter', so it simply means the act of entering a place, role, or state again. So a theatrical or social reentrance is a return to a place or position after you have left it.