Reopenings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of allowing access once more to a previously shut or inaccessible facility
2. The return to operation and user access of a location that has been closed
3. The act of restoring availability or use to a place or service that had been closed or inactive

Etymology: "Reopenings" is simply the plural of "reopening," the noun formed from the verb "reopen." That verb combines the prefix "re-", meaning again, with "open," so a reopening is an act of opening something once more. The plural form, with its "-s" ending, counts separate instances of that return to operation, such as the several stages by which a closed town, school or park is brought back to public use.

Synonyms: resumption, reopening, reinstatement, reestablishment, renewal

Antonyms: closure, termination, shutdown, sealing, conclusion