rendezvous
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Definition of rendezvous
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rendezvous
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rendezvousing\ ˈrän-di-ˌvü-iŋ
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Synonyms & Antonyms for rendezvous
Synonyms: Noun
hangout, haunt, purlieu, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground
Synonyms: Verb
assemble, cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet
Antonyms: Verb
break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
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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. — 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 Web: Noun
The two-day rendezvous also went smoothly until the final minutes of the approach. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft aborts space station docking," 24 Aug. 2019 Wiig and her fiancé, actor Avi Rothman, first sparked dating rumors in 2016, when they were spotted together during a rendezvous to Hawaii. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Bridesmaids No More: Kristen Wiig Is Engaged to Boyfriend Avi Rothman," 16 Aug. 2019 James Barragán reports that meeting has mired Bonnen, Burrows and the entire Republican Party in controversy after Sullivan alleged he was offered a quid pro quo during the rendezvous. — Dallas News, "Guns dominate political conversation, Rangers investigate secret meeting, another Dem in Senate race," 13 Aug. 2019 After Brugiatelli reported the demand to police, an appointment with the teens was set up and Cerciello Rega and Varriale were sent to the rendezvous point. — Fox News, "San Francisco teens used 7-inch combat knife in alleged killing of unarmed Italian cop: police," 31 July 2019 After police were informed of the extortion attempt, Cerciello Rega and his partner, Andrea Varriale, were sent to the rendezvous point, the judge's order said. — NBC News, "American teen claims he knifed Italian officer in self-defense, judge says," 29 July 2019 Tamu Massif happens to sit at the rendezvous point of three ocean ridges. — Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, "This is now the world's largest volcano, geologists say," 15 July 2019 The outdoor marketplace, which consisted of about 25 booths, was a spot between two campgrounds where people traded, bartered and purchased goods and was also a popular rendezvous point for festival goers. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Archaeologists Are Finding Woodstock Really Did Take On Life of Its Own," 27 June 2019 But with lunar-orbit rendezvous every Apollo mission would be a single shot. — Oliver Morton, WIRED, "The Beauty and Madness of Sending a Man to the Moon," 4 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
That craft would have rendezvoused with the huge space rock, sucked up a sample from its surface and returned it to Earth in November 2038. — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, "NASA plans to send a flying robot to Saturn’s moon Titan," 28 June 2019 The event climaxed an exciting day that began with Armstrong and Aldrin on the lunar surface and later launching their Moonship to rendezvous and dock with Collins in the command ship. — Houston Chronicle, "Space Officials Looking to Future As Moon Craft Rockets for Home," 21 July 2019 This week with the sun and Venus rendezvousing in your travel house, your mission statement is loud and clear: Go where no Saj has dared to go before. — SFChronicle.com, "Minerva’s horoscope for week of July 21," 21 July 2019 Then, the ascent engine would fire, doing its best to add velocity back to the descending ship, attempting to push it back into some kind of stable orbit so that the crew could find and rendezvous with the Command Module. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, "No, a “checklist error” did not almost derail the first moon landing," 5 July 2019 That craft would have rendezvoused with the huge space rock, sucked up a sample from its surface and returned it to Earth in November 2038. — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, "NASA plans to send a flying robot to Saturn’s moon Titan," 28 June 2019 That craft would have rendezvoused with the huge space rock, sucked up a sample from its surface and returned it to Earth in November 2038. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "NASA plans to send a robot to Saturn’s moon Titan," 27 June 2019 In the 1970s, a plan was hatched to rendezvous with a comet—the same comet that Kepler spied in the sky centuries earlier. — Amy Thompson, Smithsonian, "LightSail 2 Launches to Space to Soar on the Power of Sunshine," 25 June 2019 Sagan envisioned the sail being used to rendezvous with Halley's comet and Carson envisioned it being stamped with a giant McDonald’s logo. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "SpaceX Is Launching a Solar Sail the Size of a Boxing Ring," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rendezvous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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