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The word “rendezvous” in literature is deployed in a richly varied manner, acting both as a literal meeting place and as a metaphorical nexus of ideas or events. In some writings it sets the stage for clandestine or romantic encounters, evoking images of whispered trysts as in the narrative of a suspected lovers’ meeting ([1]) or the solitary anticipation of a secret assembly ([2]). In other instances, it anchors historical or military strategy with precision, coordinating troop movements and marking the turning points of conflict ([3], [4], [5]). Beyond these, the term is even extended to abstract gatherings, such as the convergence of personalities or ideas in philosophical musings ([6]), and finds its place in modern technological contexts, as illustrated by its use in space exploration ([7]). This multifaceted employment of “rendezvous” underscores its enduring capacity to imbue a narrative with intrigue, intimacy, and gravitas.
  1. Beholding Mrs. Pontellier make her appearance, the girl had at once suspected a lovers' rendezvous.
    — from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
  2. She would walk the foreshore alone after dusk, expecting, expecting something, as if she had gone to a rendezvous.
    — from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
  3. I was assigned to the Pittsburg rendezvous, whither I proceeded and relieved Lieutenant Scott.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  4. The troops of Constantine were ordered to a rendezvous at Thessalonica; they amounted to above a hundred and twenty thousand horse and foot.
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  5. The general had only written him that, as he could not reach the coast before the bad season, he should rendezvous at Achem.
    — from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
  6. Is one a personality or merely a rendezvous of personalities? ...
    — from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche
  7. Gemini 6 and 7 accomplished the first manned rendezvous in space.
    — from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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