rencounter

American  

[ren-kaun-ter] / rɛnˈkaʊn tər /

noun

1. a hostile meeting; battle.

2. a contest of any kind.

3. a casual meeting.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to encounter casually.

2. Obsolete. to meet hostilely.

rencounter British  

/ rɛnˈkaʊntə /

noun

1. an unexpected meeting

2. a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish

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verb

1. to meet (someone) unexpectedly

Etymology

Origin of rencounter

From the Middle French word rencontrer, dating back to 1495–1505. See re-, encounter

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Example Sentences

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rencounter

This rencounter at Front Royal was one of the most brilliant affairs of the war and it illustrated well the marvelous intuition with which General Custer often grasped the situation, in an instant of time.

From Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War by James Harvey Kidd

This rencounter was a real misfortune; as, in the battle which ensued, the former disobedience and mad vagaries of Landais, her commander, were about to be converted into absolute treason.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

I was beginning to recover my tranquillity, when the appearance of Mr. Talton drove me from your protection:—of my subsequent rencounter with the smugglers, I have already informed you.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Sophia Reeve

After this rencounter, I proceeded more carefully until I reached the cabin in the clearing.

From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Davis Brinton

The most trivial play of pleasantry was embittered into an insult; the simplest sting of passing controversy was often to be healed only by a rencounter in the field.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various

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