rencontre
/rɑːnˈkɑːntrə/
noun
- A chance meeting or encounter, often between people who have not seen each other for a long time.
- Their rencontre at the airport was completely unexpected after twenty years.
- The old friends had a joyful rencontre in the park one sunny afternoon.
- She described their first rencontre as a lucky accident in a crowded café.
- A brief conflict or skirmish, especially between military forces or opponents.
- The two patrols had a sharp rencontre near the border before withdrawing.
- Historians recorded a minor rencontre between the rival armies that day.
- The knights engaged in a fierce rencontre on the open field.