encounter

to find yourself face to face with someone or something you did not expect

(rare) To meet one another.

To confront (someone or something) face to face.

To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

(India, euphemistic) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

(euphemistic) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.

A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.

A match between two opposing sides.

(India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.

The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.