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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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 ,

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.