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- DictionaryCon·voy
noun
- 1. a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
verb
- 1. (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection: "American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917–18"
The meaning of CONVOY is accompany; especially : to escort for protection. How to use convoy in a sentence.
CONVOY definition: 1. a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection: 2. travelling one…. Learn more.
Convoy definition: to accompany or escort, usually for protection. See examples of CONVOY used in a sentence.
As a verb, convoy describes the act of traveling together, like when your family and other families convoy to a camp ground, driving in a group, making stops together, and waving to each other on the highway. Definitions of convoy. noun. the act of escorting while in transit. see more.
CONVOY meaning: 1. a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection: 2. travelling one…. Learn more.
A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies. ...humanitarian relief convoys. They travel in convoy with armed guards. Synonyms: escort, entourage, guard, protection More Synonyms of convoy. 2. verb.
1. a ship or fleet accompanied by a protecting escort. 2. a group of vehicles traveling together, sometimes for protection.
The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes. The act of convoying. A protecting escort, as for ships or troops. A group as of ships or vehicles traveling together for mutual protection or convenience.
A group of people travelling together for companionship and mutual protection; the assembled travellers, belongings, means of transport, etc., viewed collectively; (in early use) spec. a caravan ( caravann. I.1a ). Later also: a group or line of vehicles travelling together or in the same direction. 1612.
noun. /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/ /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/ Idioms. a group of vehicles or ships travelling together, especially when soldiers or other vehicles travel with them for protection. a convoy of trucks/lorries/freighters. A United Nations aid convoy loaded with food and medicine finally got through to the besieged town. Extra Examples. Topics Transport by water c2.
