1. (verb)escort to go with sb to protect or watch them Police escorted her home.
2. (noun)escort sb who escorts sb else a police escort
Definition of 'escort'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)escort a body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea
2. (noun)escort protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend
3. (noun)escort to attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon
Definition of 'escort'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. 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
2. escort 1. A combatant unit(s) assigned to accompany and protect another force or convoy. 2. Aircraft assigned to protect other aircraft during a mission. 3. An armed guard that accompanies a convoy, a train, prisoners, etc. 4. An armed guard accompanying persons as a mark of honor. 5. (DOD only) To convoy. 6. (DOD only) A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an individual or group, e.g., an escort officer.
Sense: person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.
Definitions of escort 
Afrikaans: gelei
Arabic: مُرافِق، حِراسَه
Bulgarian: ескорт
Brazilian: escolta
Czech: doprovod
German: der Geleitschutz
Danish: eskorte
Greek: συνοδός, συνοδεία
Spanish: escolta
Estonian: eskort
Farsi: اسکورت؛ همراه
Finnish: saattaja
French: cavalier; hôtesse; escort
Hebrew: מְלָווֶה
Hindi: रक्षक, पहरेदार, मार्ग का 
Croatian: pratnja, pratilac
Hungarian: (védő)kíséret
Indonesian: pengawal
Icelandic: fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylg
Italian: scorta
Japanese: 付き添い
Korean: 보호자, 호위병, 호위함
Lithuanian: palyda, eskortas
Latvian: eskorts; pavadonis
Malay: pengiring
Dutch: geleide
Norwegian: ledsager, følge, eskorte
Polish: osoba towarzysząca, eskor
Persian: اسکورت؛ همراه
Pashto: بدرګه، ورا، ملګرتيا، جلوك
Portuguese: escolta
Romanian: escortă, însoţitor
Russian: сопровождение; эскорт
Slovak: sprievod
Slovenian: spremstvo
Serbian: pratnja
Swedish: ledsagare, eskort
Thai: คนที่ไปเป็นเพื่อน
Turkish: refakatçi, eskort, muhafı
Taiwanese: 護衛隊，護航艦
Ukrainian: охорона; ескорт
Urdu: ہمرکاب یا جلو میں چلنے وا
Vietnamese: đội hộ tống
Chinese: 护卫队（舰）
