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Meaning of 'convoy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convoy [ n.]
- The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
- 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.
- A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.
- Conveyance; means of transportation.
- A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
2 . Convoy [ v. t.]
- To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.

Meaning of 'convoy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . convoy [ v]
Meaning (1):
- escort in transit
Example in sentence:
  • the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone;
  • the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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