CONVOY
convoy
(noun) the act of escorting while in transit
convoy
(noun) a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
convoy
(noun) a procession of land vehicles traveling together
convoy
(verb) escort in transit; “the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone”; “the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
convoy (plural convoys)
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
The act of convoying; protection.
Verb
convoy (third-person singular simple present convoys, present participle convoying, simple past and past participle convoyed)
(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
Proper noun
Convoy
A village in Ireland.
A village in Ohio.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*voy", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convoyed; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoying.] Etym: [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey.]
Definition: 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. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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