rendezvous
Americannoun
plural
rendezvous-
an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
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the meeting itself.
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a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.
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a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.
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a favorite or popular gathering place.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
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a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place
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a place where people meet
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an arranged meeting of two spacecraft
verb
Etymology
Origin of rendezvous
1585–95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; render 1
Example Sentences
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The stranger, however, arrived at the rendezvous accompanied by undercover police officers, who arrested the man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
On December 9, Russian and Chinese bombers rendezvous in the East China Sea and fly around Japan, Tokyo says.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 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
Most Americans date the end of the Civil War with the rendezvous, two weeks earlier, of Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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