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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Rencounter

/(r?n-koun"t?r)/ · Ren·coun·ter · IPA /ɹɛnˈkaʊntə/
01 v. t. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
imp. & p. p. Rencountered; p. pr. & vb/ n. Rencountering
  1. 1.
    To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
  2. 2.
    To attack hand to hand.[Obs.]
02 v. i. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
  1. 1.
    To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
03 n. A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.
  1. 1.
    A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.
    “The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join.” — Granville.
  2. 2.
    A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties.
    “The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements.” — Addison.
Syn. Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.