The island has had several 'close encounters' with major hurricanes in recent years.
They had a 'romantic encounter' [=a brief romantic relationship] several years ago.
Two protesters were arrested during an 'encounter' [='clash'] with police.
(..) I'm lost again. It's the Fujita scale. It measures a tornado's intensity by how much it eats. Eats? Destroys. That encounter we had was a strong F-, F-, maybe. We'll see F-'s today. That'd be sweet. Four is good. Four would relocate your house efficiently. (..)1996 Twister