es·cort ( s kôrt )n. 1. a. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor. b. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion. c. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion. 2. a. One or more vehicles accompanying another vehicle to guide, protect, or honor its passengers. b. One or more warships or planes used to defend or protect other craft from enemy attack. 3. The state of being accompanied by a person or protective guard. tr.v. (  -skôrt, -skôrt, skôrt) 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.] |
escort
n [ˈɛskɔːt]
1. one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc., accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
2. a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl he was her escort for the evening
3.
a. a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc.
b. (as modifier) an escort agency
vb [ɪsˈkɔːt]
(tr) to accompany or attend as an escort
[from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct]
Escort a number of persons or a single person who accompanies another on a journey for protection, guidance, or courtesy, 1745; a body of armed men who accompany somebody or something on a journey, the troops who on ceremonial occasions escort the Queen in procession, 1579.
Example: escort of strangers, 1867.
1. A combatant unit(s) assigned to accompany and protect another force or convoy.
2. Aircraft assigned to protect other aircraft during a mission.
3. An armed guard that accompanies a convoy, a train, prisoners, etc.
4. An armed guard accompanying persons as a mark of honor.
5. (DOD only) To convoy.
6. (DOD only) A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an individual or group, e.g., an escort officer.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent personguard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person outrider - an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard) Praetorian, Praetorian Guard - a member of the Praetorian Guard beefeater, yeoman, yeoman of the guard - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch |
| 2. |  escort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect themprotection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" convoy - the act of escorting while in transit | |
| 3. | escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone color guard - a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors guard of honor, honor guard - an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral minder - someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors; "I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us" | |
| 4. | escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" blind date - a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) | |
| Verb | 1. | escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" squire - attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire safeguard - escort safely convoy - escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific" |
| 2. | escort - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
escort
Translations
escort [ˈeskɔːt]
A. N
1. (= group) → séquito m, acompañamiento m; (lady's) → acompañante m
escort [ɪˈskɔːrt]
vt
escort
escort:
n
→ Geleitschutz m; (escorting vehicles, ships etc) → Eskorte f, → Geleitschiff nt → /-schiffe pl; (= police escort) → Begleitmannschaft f, → Eskorte f; (= guard of honour) → Eskorte f; under escort → unter Bewachung; motorcycle escort → Motorradeskorte f
vt → begleiten; (Mil, Naut) general → eskortieren, Geleit(schutz) geben (+dat)
escort:
escort agency
n → Hostessenagentur f
escort duty
escort fighter
n (Aviat) → Begleitjäger m
escort party
n → Eskorte f
escort vessel
n (Naut) → Geleitschiff nt
escort [ɐn ˈɛskɔːt; ɐvb ɪsˈkɔːt]
escort [ɐn ˈɛskɔːt; ɐvb ɪsˈkɔːt]
1. n (Mil, Naut) → scorta; (male companion) → cavaliere m, accompagnatore m; (female companion) → accompagnatrice f
2. vt → accompagnare (Mil, Naut) → scortare
escort [ɐn ˈɛskɔːt; ɐvb ɪsˈkɔːt]
1. n (Mil, Naut) → scorta; (male companion) → cavaliere m, accompagnatore m; (female companion) → accompagnatrice f
2. vt → accompagnare (Mil, Naut) → scortare
n escort [ˈeskoːt]
person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort. gelei مُرافِق، حِراسَه ескорт doprovod eskorte der Geleitschutz συνοδός, συνοδεία escolta eskort اسکورت؛ همراه saattaja cavalier; hôtesse; escorte מְלָווֶה रक्षक, पहरेदार, मार्ग का रखवाला pratnja, pratilac (védő)kíséret pengawal fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarlið scorta 付き添い 보호자, 호위병, 호위함 palyda, eskortas eskorts; pavadonis pengiring geleide ledsager, følge, eskorte osoba towarzysząca, eskorta escolta escortă, însoţitor сопровождение; эскорт sprievod spremstvo pratnja ledsagare, eskort คนที่ไปเป็นเพื่อน refakatçi, eskort, muhafız 護衛隊/艦 охорона; ескорт ہمرکاب یا جلو میں چلنے والے لوگ đội hộ tống 护卫队（舰）
[iˈskoːt] – v
to accompany or attend as escort He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route. begelei يُرافِق придружавам doprovázet eskortere; følge; ledsage begleiten, eskortieren συνοδεύω escoltar eskortima اسکورت کردن؛ همراهی کردن saattaa escorter לְלָווֹת पहरे के साथ जाना, पहरा करना, रक्षा करना pratiti (el)kísér mengawal fylgja scortare 付き添う 호위하다 (pa)lydėti eskortēt; pavadīt mengiring begeleiden ledsage, følge, eskortere towarzyszyć, eskortować escoltar a însoţi; a escorta сопровождать sprevádzať spremljati pratiti eskortera, ledsaga คุ้มกัน eşlik etmek, beraber gitmek 護送 супроводжувати, ескортувати رفاقت ہمراہی کرنا hộ tống 护送
escort → يُصَاحِب eskorta eskortere begleiten συνοδεύω escoltar saattaa escorter pratnja accompagnare 護衛する 호위하다 escorteren eskortere odeskortować escoltar сопровождать eskortera การคุ้มครอง eşlik etmek hộ tống 护卫
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