convoy

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a procession of land vehicles traveling together
  2. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
  3. the act of escorting while in transit

Verb (1)

  1. escort in transit“the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone”“the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Convoy \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. [1913 Webster]

I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]

Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.]

1.The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. [1913 Webster]

To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. [1913 Webster]

When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road.— Emerson.[1913 Webster]

4.Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

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