rendezvous

American  

[rahn-duh-voo, -dey-, rahn-de-voo] / ˈrɑn dəˌvu, -deɪ-, rɑ̃ dɛˈvu /

noun

plural

rendezvous

1. an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

2. the meeting itself.

3. a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.

4. a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.

5. a favorite or popular gathering place.

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verb (used with or without object)

rendezvoused, rendezvousing

1. to assemble at an agreed time and place.

rendezvous British  

/ ˈrɒndɪˌvuː /

noun

1. a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place

2. a place where people meet

3. an arranged meeting of two spacecraft

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verb

1. to meet or cause to meet at a specified time or place

Etymology

Origin of rendezvous

1585–95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; render ¹

Example Sentences

The rendezvous operations will occur relatively close to Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stranger, however, arrived at the rendezvous accompanied by undercover police officers, who arrested the man.

From The Wall Street Journal

The roads were deserted as we set out; we passed only two other cars all the way to the rendezvous spot with the car from Haarlem.

From Literature

I connected the two lines and the caller immediately began making plans for the rendezvous of two regiments, a clandestine operation to outskirt the German units near the north of France.

From Literature

The mission is to be followed by Artemis 3 with the goal of "rendezvous in low-Earth orbit" of at least one lunar lander.

From Barron's

Related Words

• assignation
• blind date
• tryst