the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as rencounter, n.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In billiards, that kiss-shot, so called, in which the cue-ball drives the first object-ball against the second and meets the latter on its return from cushion.
Word Usage
"We had better have it what they call a rencontre down there, where two gentlemen propose to kill each other on sight."