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;
- Example: "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"
- Example: "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         I know ye skillful to convoy
         The total freight of hope and joy.       --Emerson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.]
   1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so
      attended; protection; escort.
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            To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay.
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   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.
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   3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way
      from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for
      protection or guidance.
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            When every morn my bosom glowed
            To watch the convoy on the road.      --Emerson.
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   4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

convoy
    n 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
    v 1: escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the
         battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships
         across the Pacific"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "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



Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

CONVOY, mar. law. A naval force under the command of an officer appointed by
government, for the protection of merchant ships and others, during the
whole voyage, or such part of it as is known to require such protection.
Marsh. Ins. B. 1, c. 9, s. 5 Park. Ins. 388.
     2. Warranties are sometimes inserted in policies of insurance that the
ship shall sail with convoy. To comply with this warranty, five things are
essential; first, the ship must sail with the regular convoy appointed by
the government; secondly, she must sail from the place of rendezvous
appointed by government; thirdly, the convoy must be for the Voyage;
fourthly, the ship insured must have sailing instructions; fifthly, she must
depart and continue with the convoy till the end of the voyage, unless
separated by necessity. Marsh. Ins. B. 1, c. 9, s. 5.



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Convoy, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    1110
   Housing Units (2000): 471
   Land area (2000):     0.556903 sq. miles (1.442372 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.556903 sq. miles (1.442372 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18546
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.916397 N, 84.705474 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     45832
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Convoy, OH
    Convoy