con·voy (k n voi )n. 1. The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes. 2. An accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops. 3. A group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience. tr.v. (k nvoi, k n-voi) con·voyed, con·voy·ing, con·voys To accompany, especially for protection; escort: warships convoying merchant vessels across the Atlantic. [From Middle English convoyen, to escort, from Old French convoier, variant of conveier; see convey.] |
convoy [ˈkɒnvɔɪ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) 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
(tr) to escort while in transit
[from Old French convoier to convey]
Convoy a party of ships escorting unarmed vessels; a wedding party or funeral train or cortège; a supply of provisions.
Examples: convoy of friends, 1596; of honour, 1866; of meat and drink, 1691; of rude men, 1681; of mourners, 1523; of mules, 1827; of provisions, 1839; of ships, 1626; of wedding guests.
1. A number of merchant ships and/or naval auxiliaries usually escorted by warships and/or aircraft-or a single merchant ship or naval auxiliary under surface escort-assembled and organized for the purpose of passage together.
2. A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander. See also coastal convoy; evacuation convoy; ocean convoy.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  convoy - a procession of land vehicles traveling togetherprocession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" |
| 2. | convoy - a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole | |
| 3. | convoy - the act of escorting while in transit escort, accompaniment - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them | |
| Verb | 1. | convoy - escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific" escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" |
convoy
noun
Translations
convoy [ˈkɒnvɔɪ]
convoy
n
(= escort) → Konvoi m, → Geleit nt; under convoy → mit Geleitschutz, unter Konvoi; one of our convoy was torpedoed → eines unserer Geleitboote or Begleitboote wurde torpediert; to be on convoy duty → als Geleitschutz abgeordnet sein
convoy [ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n → convoglio; (escort) → scorta
in convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta
convoy [ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n → convoglio; (escort) → scorta
in convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta
in convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta
convoy [ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n → convoglio; (escort) → scorta
in convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta
n convoy [ˈkonvoi]
1 a group of ships, lorries, cars etc travelling together an army convoy. konvooi قافِـلَة سُفُن أو سيّارات конвой konvoj konvoj der Konvoy κονβόι convoy konvoi ستون؛ کاروان saattue convoi שַׁיָרָה @@@שַׁייָרָה$$$ काफिला konvoj konvoj iring-iringan skipa-/bílalest convoglio 一隊 호위대(선, 함 vilkstinė, kolona kolonna beriring-iringan konvooi konvoi, kolonne(kjøring) konwój combóio convoi сопровождение konvoj konvoj konvoj konvoj ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน konvoy, kafile 船隊，車隊 транспортна колона دستہ، قافلہ، بیڑا đoàn hộ tống 护送队
2 a fleet of merchant ships escorted for safety by warships. gewapende geleide مَجْـمـوعَـة سُفن تَحتَ الحِمايَه конвой konvoj konvoj der Geleitzug εφοδιοπομπή convoy konvoi اسکورت؛ مشایعت saattue convoi לִיווּי काफिला konvoj kísérőhajó konvoi skipalest með fylgdarvernd convoglio 護送船団 호위선단 konvojus konvojs konvoi konvooi konvoi, eskorte konwój combóio convoi конвоирование konvoj konvoj konvoj konvoj เรือที่ได้รับคุ้มกัน konvoy 有軍艦護送的商船 конвой تجارتى بیڑا đoàn đuợc hộ tống 被护送的商船
convoy → موكب kolona konvoj Konvoi κομβόι escolta saattue convoi konvoj convoglio 護衛されている輸送車隊 호위 konvooi konvoi konwój comboio конвой konvoj ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน konvoy đoàn hộ tống 护送
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