rendezvous
an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
the meeting itself.
a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.
a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.
a favorite or popular gathering place.
to assemble at an agreed time and place.
Origin of rendezvous
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How to use rendezvous in a sentence
The rocket would slice into the sky and rendezvous with the International Space Station.
My satellite would fit in a small suitcase. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn about 48 hours, the ascent vehicle will ferry the lunar samples up for a rendezvous with the orbiter, which will then place the samples into the return capsule and head back to Earth several days later.
China’s Chang’e 5 mission has successfully landed on the moon | Neel Patel | December 1, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewOne of the guys scheduled to resupply them ended up leaving before their rendezvous, which meant they spent 45 miles running and hiking with only a couple of energy gels and some beef jerky.
Can a hunter outrun an antelope? This ultra-marathoner is finding out. | By Christine Peterson/Outdoor Life | November 23, 2020 | Popular-ScienceMost of BepiColombo’s instruments are still stored away until the rendezvous with Mercury—including its primary camera.
A spacecraft en route to Mercury just caught this fresh new look at Venus | Neel Patel | October 15, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn the future, then, we might discover a new threat, calculate its orbit over the next century, and discover there’s a scheduled rendezvous with Earth.
The World’s Space Agencies Are on a Quest to Deflect a (Harmless) Asteroid | Jason Dorrier | September 27, 2020 | Singularity Hub
He could not return home, and in order to see his mother one last time, he had to rendezvous in a secret location.
When they rendezvous again at Langley during the funeral, it was to make it official.
‘Homeland’: The 7 Plot Points You Need to Remember for the Season 3 Premiere | Andrew Romano | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom algae-powered ships to a rendezvous with an asteroid, see five of the most exciting science and tech projects in the plan.
This lunchtime rendezvous, after all, is tantamount to a date.
Romney and Obama’s First Lunch: A Social Etiquette Guide | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes great nations have a rendezvous with greatness, and such is the case today.Translated from the French by Janet Lizop.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: A Great Day for America | Bernard-Henri Lévy | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI rose hastily, mounted my horse, and spurred to the rendezvous of the general staff.
The fleet was dispersed by a storm, and compelled to rendezvous at Corunna for repairs.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIf so, it was his duty to find their rendezvous, report with all possible speed, and bring a Federal force down upon them.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnBeholding Mrs. Pontellier make her appearance, the girl had at once suspected a lovers' rendezvous.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe Hotel de Ville was the appointed place of rendezvous for the swarming multitudes.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for rendezvous
/ (ˈrɒndɪˌvuː) /
a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place
a place where people meet
an arranged meeting of two spacecraft
to meet or cause to meet at a specified time or place
Origin of rendezvous
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