a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.
2.
an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.
3.
a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
4.
protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to attend or accompany as an escort.
[Origin: 1570–80; < F < It scorta, deriv. of scorgere to conduct < VL *excorrigere.See ex-1, correct]
One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.
A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.
A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.
One or more vehicles accompanying another vehicle to guide, protect, or honor its passengers.
One or more warships or planes used to defend or protect other craft from enemy attack.
One or more vehicles accompanying another vehicle to guide, protect, or honor its passengers.
One or more warships or planes used to defend or protect other craft from enemy attack.
The state of being accompanied by a person or protective guard.
tr.v.
(ĭ-skôrt', ě-skôrt', ěs'kôrt') es·cort·ed, es·cort·ing, es·corts
To accompany as an escort. See Synonyms at accompany.
[French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere, to guide, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin corrigere, to set right; see correct.]
1579, from M.Fr. escorte, from It. scorta, lit. "a guiding," from scorgere "to guide," from V.L. *excorrigere, from ex- "out" + corrigere "set right." The military sense is original; that of "person accompanying another to a social occasion" is 1936. The verb is from 1708.
person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc Example: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.
Arabic:
مُرافِق، حِراسَه
Chinese (Simplified):
护卫队（舰）
Chinese (Traditional):
護衛隊, *艦
Czech:
doprovod
Danish:
eskorte
Dutch:
geleide
Estonian:
eskort
Finnish:
saattue, seuralainen
French:
cavalier; hôtesse; escorte
German:
der Geleitschutz
Greek:
συνοδός, συνοδεία
Hungarian:
(védő)kíséret
Icelandic:
fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarlið
Indonesian:
pengawal
Italian:
scorta
Japanese:
付き添い
Korean:
경호원, 경호대
Latvian:
eskorts; pavadonis
Lithuanian:
palyda, eskortas
Norwegian:
ledsager, følge, eskorte
Polish:
osoba towarzysząca, eskorta
Portuguese (Brazil):
acompanhante, escolta
Portuguese (Portugal):
escolta
Romanian:
escortă, însoţitor
Russian:
сопровождение; эскорт
Slovak:
sprievod
Slovenian:
spremstvo
Spanish:
escolta
Swedish:
ledsagare, eskort
Turkish:
refakatçi, eskort, muhafız
escort[ˈeskoːtiˈskoːt]verb
to accompany or attend as escort Example: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.
Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p. pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F. accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain, companion. See Company.]1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow. The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. --Sir P. Sidney. He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels. --Macaulay. 2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. Syn: To attend; escort; go with. Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination. We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. Always use the most correct editions. --Felton. Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate.
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