Rencounter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unplanned meeting.
  • n. A hostile encounter or contest.
  • v. To meet unexpectedly or have an unexpected meeting.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. (transitive) To meet, encounter, come into contact with.
  • n. An encounter between opposing forces; a conflict.
  • n. An encounter or chance meeting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
  • v. To attack hand to hand.
  • verb-intransitive. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
  • n. A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.
  • n. A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To meet unexpectedly; fall in with.
  • To attack hand to hand; encounter.
  • To meet an enemy unexpectedly; clash; come in collision; fight hand to hand.
  • n. An antagonistic or hostile meeting; a sudden coming in contact; collision; combat.
  • n. A casual combat or action; a sudden contest or fight; a slight engagement between armies or fleets.
  • n. Synonyms Skirmish, Brush, etc. See encounter.
  • Word Usage
    "I was not there to witness the meeting; but it was said the rencounter was a furious one."
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    encounter    skirmish    fight    combat    conflict    clash    collision    contest    duel    meeting   
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