Convoy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to accompany or escort, usually for protection: A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.
noun
  1. the act of convoying.
  2. the protection provided by an escort.
  3. a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort.
  4. an armed force, warship, etc., that escorts, especially for protection.
  5. any group of military vehicles traveling together under the same orders.
  6. two or more CB-equipped vehicles traveling together.
noun
  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
  1. to escort while in transit
Convoy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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