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   Con·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" Similar escortaccompanyattendflankprotectguarddefend

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONVOY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CONVOY definition: a group of vehicles or ships that travel together. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONVOY definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   6 days ago · 1. 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 ) verb. 4. (transitive) to escort while in transit.

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   convoy meaning, definition, what is convoy: a group of vehicles or ships travelling ...: Learn more.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › convoyConvoy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   CONVOY meaning: a group of vehicles or ships that are traveling together usually for protection.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryconvoy | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   convoy meaning: a group of vehicles or ships that travel together. Learn more.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › convoy_nconvoy, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   convoy noun. Meaning & use. I. † Conduct, demeanour. I.1. ?a1513. Scottish. A person's carriage or bearing; deportment, demeanour. Obsolete. ?a1513. Quhen I schau hir sa trimlye dance, Hir guid conwoy and contenance. W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) vol. I. 234. Cite. Historical thesaurus. Scottish English. I.2. 1565–1606. Scottish.

8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishconvoy - Definition in English - bab.la

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   convoy volume_up UK /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/ noun a group of ships or vehicles travelling together , typically one accompanied by armed troops , warships , or other vehicles for protection a convoy of lorries verb ( with object ) (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection American destroyers helped to convoy ...