ren·dez·vous
ˈrän-di-ˌvü 
-dā-
rendezvoused
ˈrän-di-ˌvüd
-dā-
; rendezvousing
ˈrän-di-ˌvü-iŋ
-dā-
; rendezvouses
ˈrän-di-ˌvüz
-dā-
: to meet or come together at a particular time and place : come together for a rendezvous
1
: to bring together at a particular time and place : bring together for a rendezvous
2
: to meet at a rendezvous
Synonyms
Examples of rendezvous in a Sentence
Noun
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.
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Fred Guterl, Discover, January 1996
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 Sept. 1994
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
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
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
He was late for their rendezvous.
The restaurant will be our rendezvous.
Verb
Despite a stuck antenna, the Galileo spacecraft successfully rendezvoused with the asteroid Gaspra last October, coming within 1,000 miles and snapping 150 photos for NASA's scrapbook.
—Linda Shiner, Air & Space Smithsonian, February/March 1992
Grabbing an extra suit of clothes and leaving the rest of his possessions on board with instructions to rendezvous the next day, he and his companions set off.
—Ross E. Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, 1986
His two ships were separated in the fog, but rendezvoused according to plan in Dusky Bay in southwest New Zealand to pass the southern winter.
—Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers, 1983
The cousins rendezvoused in New York before they flew to London.
we'll rendezvous at the entrance to the park at 6:00 p.m.
Fred Guterl, Discover, January 1996
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 Sept. 1994
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
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
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
He was late for their rendezvous.
The restaurant will be our rendezvous.
Verb
Despite a stuck antenna, the Galileo spacecraft successfully rendezvoused with the asteroid Gaspra last October, coming within 1,000 miles and snapping 150 photos for NASA's scrapbook.
—Linda Shiner, Air & Space Smithsonian, February/March 1992
Grabbing an extra suit of clothes and leaving the rest of his possessions on board with instructions to rendezvous the next day, he and his companions set off.
—Ross E. Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, 1986
His two ships were separated in the fog, but rendezvoused according to plan in Dusky Bay in southwest New Zealand to pass the southern winter.
—Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers, 1983
The cousins rendezvoused in New York before they flew to London.
we'll rendezvous at the entrance to the park at 6:00 p.m.
Recent Examples on the WebPassant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
That mission marked the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft, the kind of maneuver that had to be perfected for a lunar module to descend to the moon from a command module, which remained in orbit, and then link up with it for the trip home.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The significance of Saturday morning in the District was in giving a glimpse of the waning moon, on the way to its fully dark phase and its apparent rendezvous with the track of the sun.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
After this delightful olive oil adventure, our next rendezvous awaits—a hidden gem in the heart of Old Town, the Thompson & Twain Prospecting Co. speakeasy.
—Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2024
Located along West Vernor Highway since 1975, the donut and coffee shop evolved from a meeting place for day laborers on their commute into downtown’s bustling factories into the unofficial, official rendezvous for residents of Mexicantown.
—Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
That's the moment Earth's rotation will carry the pad into the plane of the space station's orbit to enable a rendezvous.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
On both missions, China's winged spacecraft released a small object in orbit, perhaps to shadow the spaceplane and test rendezvous, proximity operations, or in-orbit inspection tech.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
In a moment evocative of Swift and Kelce’s backstage rendezvous that set the Internet ablaze in November, Keoghan and Carpenter shared a similarly sweet backstage moment following the third night of the Eras Tour in Singapore on Monday.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The spacecraft had a tough assignment: It was launched in 2016 for a seven-year voyage to rendezvous with Bennu, orbit the asteroid, collect a sample from its surface and return home.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Will rendezvous with a former work colleague from NYC who is a die-hard Bills fan.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
The landing area is 36 miles by 8.5 miles, and the entire mission has required a very high level of precision — particularly for the spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid and collect its sample in 2020.
—Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2023
In the event of trouble on a shuttle mission, crews would rendezvous with the ISS and shelter there for up to 50 days, while the LON shuttle would be made ready to fly to retrieve them.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Captain Pardo knew Captain Aman’s plane would not be able to make it out of North Vietnam to rendezvous with a flying refueling tanker.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
That kind of maneuver had to be perfected in order for a lunar module to descend to the moon from an orbiting command ship and later blast off from the lunar surface, then rendezvous and link up with the mother ship for the trip back to Earth.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Swift, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman rendezvoused at the Oscar winner’s Greenwich Village home, and the singer took the latest look for a test drive.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
Noun
Rocket Lab will build and launch its own spacecraft using the company’s Electron rocket, while True Anomaly will build a rendezvous and proximity operation-capable spacecraft, as well as provide a command and control center.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
That mission marked the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft, the kind of maneuver that had to be perfected for a lunar module to descend to the moon from a command module, which remained in orbit, and then link up with it for the trip home.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The significance of Saturday morning in the District was in giving a glimpse of the waning moon, on the way to its fully dark phase and its apparent rendezvous with the track of the sun.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
After this delightful olive oil adventure, our next rendezvous awaits—a hidden gem in the heart of Old Town, the Thompson & Twain Prospecting Co. speakeasy.
—Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2024
Located along West Vernor Highway since 1975, the donut and coffee shop evolved from a meeting place for day laborers on their commute into downtown’s bustling factories into the unofficial, official rendezvous for residents of Mexicantown.
—Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
That's the moment Earth's rotation will carry the pad into the plane of the space station's orbit to enable a rendezvous.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
On both missions, China's winged spacecraft released a small object in orbit, perhaps to shadow the spaceplane and test rendezvous, proximity operations, or in-orbit inspection tech.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
In a moment evocative of Swift and Kelce’s backstage rendezvous that set the Internet ablaze in November, Keoghan and Carpenter shared a similarly sweet backstage moment following the third night of the Eras Tour in Singapore on Monday.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Verb
SpaceX must not only demonstrate the capability to fly the vehicle safely, the company must master the ability to transfer and store cryogenic fuel in orbit, so that a Starship can launch into orbit, be refueled, and then fly out to lunar orbit to rendezvous with Orion.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The spacecraft had a tough assignment: It was launched in 2016 for a seven-year voyage to rendezvous with Bennu, orbit the asteroid, collect a sample from its surface and return home.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Will rendezvous with a former work colleague from NYC who is a die-hard Bills fan.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
The landing area is 36 miles by 8.5 miles, and the entire mission has required a very high level of precision — particularly for the spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid and collect its sample in 2020.
—Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2023
In the event of trouble on a shuttle mission, crews would rendezvous with the ISS and shelter there for up to 50 days, while the LON shuttle would be made ready to fly to retrieve them.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Captain Pardo knew Captain Aman’s plane would not be able to make it out of North Vietnam to rendezvous with a flying refueling tanker.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
That kind of maneuver had to be perfected in order for a lunar module to descend to the moon from an orbiting command ship and later blast off from the lunar surface, then rendezvous and link up with the mother ship for the trip back to Earth.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Swift, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman rendezvoused at the Oscar winner’s Greenwich Village home, and the singer took the latest look for a test drive.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
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rendezvous
1 of 2 noun
ren·dez·vous
ˈrän-di-ˌvü
-dā-
plural rendezvous
-ˌvüz
1
a
: a place agreed on for assembling or meeting
b
: a place that many people visit
2
: a planned meeting
rendezvous
2 of 2 verb
rendezvoused
-ˌvüd
; rendezvousing
-ˌvü-iŋ
; rendezvouses
-ˌvüz
: to come or bring together at a rendezvous
Etymology
Noun
early French rendezvous "a place to meet," from the phrase rendez vous "present yourself"
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