rendezvous

¹ren·dez·vous

noun \ˈrän-di-ˌvü, -dā-\

plural ren·dez·vous \-ˌvüz\

Definition of RENDEZVOUS

1

a : a place appointed for assembling or meeting b : a place of popular resort : haunt

2

: a meeting at an appointed place and time

3

: the process of bringing two spacecraft together

Examples of RENDEZVOUS

1. He was late for their rendezvous.
2. The restaurant will be our rendezvous.
3. But last July's rendezvous between the space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian Mir space station took place in a brand-new climate: the cold war is over, and budgets on both sides of the world are tight. —Fred Guterl, Discover, January 1996
4. The hokeyness and childlike innocence of the scene … were endearing, in a Lost Boys sort of way, and I strolled over to the student-activities center for my rendezvous with my cadet informant thinking that The Citadel's version of martial culture was not so menacing after all. —Susan Faludi, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 1994
5. Although roadside retreats have long been the haunt of individuals seeking discreet settings for an afternoon or evening rendezvous, the adult motel advertises and caters to a specific clientele. —William Wyckoff, Geographical Review, July 1992
6. I was delighted to witness a rendezvous of about 60 cavers, who had come from as far as California, New York and even Switzerland, united in a common purpose. —David Roberts, Smithsonian, November 1988
7. He left the car at Thirteenth Street, and might easily call at this hotel. It is a general rendezvous for visitors to the city. —Horatio Alger, The Errand Boy, 1888

Origin of RENDEZVOUS

Middle French, from rendez vous present yourselves

First Known Use: 1582

Related to RENDEZVOUS

Synonyms: haunt, purlieu, hangout, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground

Related Words: camp, canteen, club, clubhouse, country club, key club, service club, union; harbor, harborage, haven, nest, refuge, retreat, sanctuary

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with RENDEZVOUS

aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu