Definition of RENDEZVOUS

rendezvous

Plural: rendezvous, rendezvouses

Noun

  • a meeting planned at a certain time and place
  • a place where people meet
    • "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"
  • a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
  • A meeting or date.
  • An agreement to meet at a certain place and time.
  • A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
  • The appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
  • A set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance.
  • A retreat or refuge.

Verb

  • meet at a rendezvous
  • To meet at an agreed time and place.

Examples

  • "Get the party started at the rendezvous at oh six hours."
  • "I have a rendezvous with a friend in three hours."
  • "Let's rendezvous at the bordello at 8:00 and go from there."

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French rendez-vous (“appointment”), noun derived from second person plural imperative of se rendre (“to go to”), literally, “[you (imperative)] go to, get yourself to [a place]”.

Synonyms

RV, tryst

Scrabble Score: 23

rendezvous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rendezvous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 26

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