rendezvous

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  1. noun A meeting at a prearranged time and place. See Synonyms at engagement.
  2. noun A prearranged meeting place, especially an assembly point for troops or ships.
  3. noun A popular gathering place: The café is a favorite rendezvous for artists.

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  • His harpsichord served as a rendezvous, and I passed with him at it all the moments I had to spare, in singing Italian airs, and barcaroles; sometimes without intermission, from morning till night, or rather from night until morning; and when I was not to be found at Madam Dupin's, everybody concluded I was with Grimm at his apartment, the public walk, or theatre. —  The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Entire
  • Attempts to disrupt the bomber stream at the rendezvous were at first moderately successful, but when the British realised what was happening they threw out barrier patrols ahead of the bombers. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • At dawn we could not see either any other boat or the rendezvous island where we were scheduled to spend the daylight hours in hiding. —  My Fifteen Years with General MacArthur.htm
  • An hour before that set for the rendezvous, his Majesty, notwithstanding the rain which fell in torrents, went alone to the head of the bridge, to assure himself of the execution of the orders he had given, and stood exposed to this rain without moving, till the first divisions commenced to file out over the bridge. —  The Private Life of Napoleon, V4
  • There were no such worries with Peter Logan, which served to heighten Elspeth's sense of intrigue as to what more meaty issue this rendezvous might be about. —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
 

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destination ·  resort ·  gathering ·  excursion ·  encounter ·  departure ·  residence ·  haunt ·  refuge ·  pastime ·  retreat ·  stroll

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rendezvous:   rendezvoused
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  1. French, from the phrase rendez vous, present yourselves, from Old French : rendez, second person pl. imperative of rendre, to present; see render + vous, yourselves, you (from Latin vōs, you; see wŏ̄s in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Formerly also rendesvous, randevous, rendevous; from French rendez-vous, betake or assemble yourselves (at the place appointed), from rendez, 2d person plural imperative of rendre, render, betake (see render), + vous, you, yourself, yourselves, from Latin vos, you, plural of tu, thou.
  2. from rendezvous, n.
 

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