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convoy

[v. kon-voi, kuhn-voi; n. kon-voi]

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verb (used with object)

to accompany or escort, usually for protection: A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.

noun

the act of convoying.

the protection provided by an escort.

a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort.

an armed force, warship, etc., that escorts, especially for protection.

any group of military vehicles traveling together under the same orders.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English convoyen < Middle French convoier, Anglo-French conveier to convey

Related forms

un·con·voyed, adjective

Synonyms
1. See accompany.

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Sure enough our four-truck convoy had barely made it two miles down the dirt road when it came to an abrupt halt.

The president's convoy of cars was said to have been blocked by three vehicles and then sprayed with bullets by gunmen.

As the aid convoy pulls into the camp, a stampede erupts.

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convoy (ˈkɒnvɔɪ)

—n
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)

—vb
4.	(tr) to escort while in transit

[C14: from Old French convoier to convey]

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convoy

late 14c. (as a verb), from O.Fr. convoier, from V.L. *conviare, lit. "go together on the road" (see convey). The noun first recorded 1550s, "the act of guiding or escorting for protection;" meaning "train of ships or wagons carrying munitions or provisions in wartime under

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protection of escort" is from c.1600.

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