About The Word Convoy
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Convoy
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What's The Definition Of Convoy?
[n] the act of escorting while in transit
[n] a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships [n] a procession of land vehicles traveling together [v] escort in transit Synonyms | Synonyms for Convoy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Convoy: attend | bear | bodyguard | bring | carry | cavalier | chaperon | companion | company | conduct | conductor | consort with | defend | duenna | escort | esquire | execute a maneuver | fellow traveler | gentleman-at-arms | guard | guards | guardsman | guide | heave in together | keep in formation | keep pointed | keep station | lead | maintain position | maneuver | marshal | praetorian guard | protect | safe-conduct | safeguard | shepherd | shield | squire | steam in line | swain | take out | usher | wait on | yeoman See Also | accompaniment | accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | collection | escort | escort | esquire | procession | protect Convoy In Webster's Dictionary \Con*voy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoyed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Convoying}.] [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See
{Convey}.]
To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend
for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a
merchantman.
I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope
and joy. --Emerson.
\Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay. 2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. 3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. --Emerson. 4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight. |
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