reentry
noun/riˈɛntri/
Frequency rank: #15,332 most common English word
Meaning
the act of returning or coming back into a place or situation, especially the return of a spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere.
Example sentence
The spacecraft made successful reentry into Earth's atmosphere after its long mission.
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