单词 | rendezvousing |
释义 | rendezvousingn. The action of rendezvous v. (in various senses). Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > gathering together > gathering or coming together gatheringc900 convention1592 rendezvous1614 rendezvousing1653 1653 Abstr. Several Lett. 1 The advancing of the Fleet from the Isle of Rhee; the randezvouzing of their forces at Saint Martins. 1679 J. King Last Speech in G. Hickes Spirit of Popery (1680) 31/1 I am..far from acknowledging that the Gospel Preached that way, is a Rendezvouzing in Rebellion. 1707 Vulpone 22 Being forced to repeal the rendevouzing Clause of their Act of Security. 1719 Free-thinker No. 108. 1 I discovered her, Three Rendezvousing Nights successively, at the Haunted House. 1758 R. Griffiths Descr. Thames Index 289 Rendezvousing of the Herrings and Cod annually. 1798 Hull Advertiser 8 Sept. 2/3 The General was attacked on the very point of rendezvousing. 1845 H. N. Moore Life & Services Gen. Anthony Wayne vii. 130 To commence as early as possible the rendezvousing of the Pennsylvania troops. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xv. iv. 55 It was Thursday 19th November, when the Austrians got across the Elbe: on Monday 23d, the Prussian rendezvousings are completed. 1965 K. W. Gatland Spacecraft & Boosters II. 90/1 Saint or Satellite Inspector..was intended to provide the capability of rendezvousing with an unidentified satellite orbiting the Earth. 2002 R. R. Daniel Concepts in Space Sci. Pref. p. vii The ingenious methods of steering and positioning Earth-orbiting satellites and the rendezvousing of deep-space probes with bodies in the solar system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rendezvousingadj. rare. That attends a rendezvous. ΚΠ 1973 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Jan. 22/3 Most [clocks] have served rendezvousing couples and time watchers well for many years. 1999 M. L. Evans Great World War II Battles in Arctic iii. 68 A rendezvousing Wolf Pack of at least three U-Boats was later glimpsed through a break in the fog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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