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1. (n.) convoy
a ship or fleet accompanied by a protecting escort.
2. convoy
a group of vehicles traveling together, sometimes for protection.
3. convoy
the act of convoying or escorting.
4. (v.t.) convoy
to accompany or escort, usu. for protection.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < MF convoier, AF conveier to convey)
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| Definition of 'convoy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) convoy
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
2. (noun) convoy
a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
3. (verb) convoy
the act of escorting while in transit
4. (verb) convoy
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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1. (noun) convoy
line of vehicles traveling together
a convoy of trucks
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| Definition of 'convoy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) convoy
the act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort
2. (noun) convoy
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. (noun) convoy
a protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance
4. (noun) convoy
conveyance; means of transportation
5. (noun) convoy
a drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill
6. (verb) convoy
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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| Definition of 'convoy' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. convoy
1. A number of merchant ships and/or naval auxiliaries usually escorted by
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Sense: a group of ships, lorries, cars etc travelling together
an army convoy.
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 Afrikaans: konvooi |
 Arabic: قافِـلَة سُفُن أو سيّارات |
 Bulgarian: конвой |
 Brazilian: comboio |
 Czech: konvoj |
 German: der Konvoy |
 Danish: konvoj |
 Greek: κονβόι |
 Spanish: convoy |
 Estonian: konvoi |
 Farsi: ستون؛ کاروان |
 Finnish: saattue |
 French: convoi |
 Hebrew: שַׁיָרָה @@@שַׁייָרָה$$$ |
 Hindi: काफिला |
 Croatian: konvoj |
 Hungarian: konvoj |
 Indonesian: iring-iringan |
 Icelandic: skipa-/bílalest |
 Italian: convoglio |
 Japanese: 一隊 |
 Korean: 호위대(선, 함 |
 Lithuanian: vilkstinė, kolona |
 Latvian: kolonna |
 Malay: beriring-iringan |
 Dutch: konvooi |
 Norwegian: konvoi, kolonne(kjøring) |
 Polish: konwój |
 Persian: ستون؛ کاروان |
 Pashto: بدر ګه كول: (لښ) دارابو ي |
 Portuguese: combóio |
 Romanian: convoi |
 Russian: сопровождение |
 Slovak: konvoj |
 Slovenian: konvoj |
 Serbian: konvoj |
 Swedish: konvoj |
 Thai: ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยก |
 Turkish: konvoy, kafile |
 Taiwanese: 船隊，車隊 |
 Ukrainian: транспортна колона |
 Urdu: دستہ، قافلہ، بیڑا |
 Vietnamese: đoàn hộ tống |
 Chinese: 船队，车队 |
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