convoy
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convoy
to accompany or escort; a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc.; accompanied by a protecting escort
Not to be confused with:
convey – to carry; move; take from one place to another; transport; communicate; make known
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con·voy
(kŏn′voi′)n.
1. The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes.
2. An accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops.
3. A group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience.
tr.v. (kŏn′voi′, kən-voi′) con·voyed, con·voy·ing, con·voys
To accompany, especially for protection; escort: warships convoying merchant vessels across the Atlantic.
[From Middle English convoyen, to escort, from Old French convoier, variant of conveier; see convey.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
convoy
(ˈkɒnvɔɪ)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a group of merchant ships with an escort of warships
2. a group of land vehicles assembled to travel together
3. the act of travelling or escorting by convoy (esp in the phrase in convoy)
vb
(tr) to escort while in transit
[C14: from Old French convoier to convey]
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con•voy
(ˈkɒn vɔɪ; v. also kənˈvɔɪ)n.
1. a ship or fleet accompanied by a protecting escort.
2. a group of vehicles traveling together, sometimes for protection.
3. the act of convoying or escorting.
v.t. 4. to accompany or escort, usu. for protection.
[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French convoier, Anglo-French conveier to convey]
syn: See accompany.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
convoy
1. A number of merchant ships and/or naval auxiliaries usually escorted by warships and/or aircraft-or a single merchant ship or naval auxiliary under surface escort-assembled and organized for the purpose of passage together.
2. A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander. See also coastal convoy; evacuation convoy; ocean convoy.
2. A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander. See also coastal convoy; evacuation convoy; ocean convoy.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Convoy
a party of ships escorting unarmed vessels; a wedding party or funeral train or cortège; a supply of provisions.Examples: convoy of friends, 1596; of honour, 1866; of meat and drink, 1691; of rude men, 1681; of mourners, 1523; of mules, 1827; of provisions, 1839; of ships, 1626; of wedding guests.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
convoy
Past participle: convoyed
Gerund: convoying
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| Noun | 1. |  convoy - a procession of land vehicles traveling togetherprocession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" |
| 2. | convoy - a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole | |
| 3. | convoy - the act of escorting while in transit escort, accompaniment - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them | |
| Verb | 1. | convoy - escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific" escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" |
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convoy
noun
1. escort, entourage, guard, protection, fleet, attendant, armed guard, retinue, cortege They travel in a convoy with armed guards.
verb
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Translations
قافِـلَة سُفُن أو سيّاراتمَجْـمـوعَـة سُفن تَحتَ الحِمايَهمَوْكِب
kolonakonvoj
konvoj
saattue
konvoj
kísérõhajókonvoj
skipa-/bílalestskipalest meî fylgdarvernd
護衛されている輸送車隊
호위
konvojus
kolonnakonvojs
konvoj
konvoj
konvoj
ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน
đoàn hộ tống
convoy
[ˈkɒnvɔɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convoy
n
(= escort) → Konvoi m, → Geleit nt; under convoy → mit Geleitschutz, unter Konvoi; one of our convoy was torpedoed → eines unserer Geleitboote or Begleitboote wurde torpediert; to be on convoy duty → als Geleitschutz abgeordnet sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convoy
[ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n → convoglio; (escort) → scortain convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convoy
(ˈkonvoi) noun1. a group of ships, lorries, cars etc travelling together. an army convoy.
2. a fleet of merchant ships escorted for safety by warships.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
convoy
→ مَوْكِب kolona konvoj Konvoi κομβόι convoy, escolta saattue convoi konvoj convoglio 護衛されている輸送車隊 호위 konvooi konvoi konwój comboio колонна konvoj ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน konvoy đoàn hộ tống 护送Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009