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rendezvous

[ rahn-duh-voo, -dey-; French rahn-de-voo ]

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.


verb (used with or without object)

rendezvoused rendezvousing
  1. to assemble at an agreed time and place.

rendezvous

/ ˈɒԻɪˌː /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to meet or cause to meet at a specified time or place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rendezvous1

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

Origin of rendezvous1

C16: from French, from rendez-vous! present yourselves! from se rendre to present oneself; see render
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In reality, he was holed up just outside London and Maria was buried at the lovers' rendezvous, having been shot in the neck.

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The handoff never happens because the Fireflies who were meant to escort Ellie across the country get infected before their rendezvous.

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But I knew Joyce and I would have to have another rendezvous when I wasn’t in such a rush to check a canonical box.

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That call set in motion a chain of events: A rendezvous at a Home Depot for masks and gloves.

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The other meeting points were every bit as crowded ahead of the planned rendezvous in front of the National Assembly.

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