I. ˈrändəˌvü, -dēˌ-, -dāˌ- noun
( plural rendezvous -üz)
Etymology: Middle French, from the phrase rendez vous present yourselves, from rendez (2d plural imperative of rendre to render, deliver) + vous you, from Latin vos; akin to Greek hymeis you, Sanskrit vas, Old Slavic vy
1.
a. : a place appointed for assembling or meeting
met him at the rendezvous agreed on the night before
specifically : a place appointed for the assembly of troops, ships, or airplanes before or after an operation
the belated arrival of this division at the rendezvous — American Guide Series: Florida
there were three ports of … rendezvous , any one of which the whaling fleet might make at the end of a season to transship the catch to the schooner tenders — H.A.Chippendale
b. : a place to which people customarily come in numbers : a place of popular resort : haunt
Lower City Park, a favorite rendezvous for anglers seeking small panfish — American Guide Series: Michigan
c. : a place used (as by a band of outlaws or pirates) as a headquarters to work out of
2.
a. : a meeting at an appointed place and time
blue-jacketed sailors hurry to some long-anticipated rendezvous — American Guide Series: Virginia
rendezvous was made with a tanker and escort and … the ships of the task group refueled — Martin Dibner
b. : an agreement to meet each other or with another person or thing
kept their rendezvous
I have a long-delayed rendezvous with the city beneath the sea — H.E.Rieseberg
c. : an annual gathering of fur trappers for trade and fun
3. obsolete : retreat , refuge
4. obsolete : a gathering or assemblage of persons or things
Synonyms: see engagement
II. verb
( rendezvoused ; rendezvoused -üd ; rendezvousing -üiŋ ; rendezvouses -üz)
intransitive verb
1. : to come together at a place ; especially : to meet or assemble by appointment
all the cars rendezvous each night at prearranged destinations — Ford Times
2. obsolete : to mobilize one's forces
transitive verb
: to bring together at a rendezvous
decided to rendezvous two fleets … and to decoy United States ships away with a third fleet — Newsweek