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

For decades a narrow waterway in Ganvie, Benin has been a discreet rendezvous point for young couples to meet -- safe under cover of darkness, far away from strict families and prying eyes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“Some like to shop, others will go biking, but we’ll rendezvous for one event a day.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

They met up for their rendezvous, captured by TMZ, a month after Perry and “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Lord of the Rings” star Orlando Bloom ended their engagement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Every rendezvous he manages is different: A brusque businessman wants to see his mother, ostensibly because an important document is missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The Apollo machinery was being designed with two separate spacecraft, which would rendezvous and dock with each other while in orbit around the moon.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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