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escort Noun 1. people or vehicles accompanying another to protect or guard them 2. a person who accompanies someone of the opposite sex on a social occasion Verb to act as an escort to [French escorte] 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
escort Translations escort [ˈɛskɔːt] n → acompañante m/f; (MIL) → escolta; (NAUT) → convoy m vt [ɪˈskɔːt] → acompañar; (MIL, NAUT) → escoltar escort vt [ɪˈskɔːt] → escorter n [ˈɛskɔːt] (Mil) → escorte f; (to dance etc); his escort → sa compagne escort n [ˈɛskɔːt] vt [ɪsˈkɔːt] n → Eskorte f; (companion) → Begleiter(in) m(f) vt → begleiten; his escort → seine Begleiterin; 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 saattue, seuralainen cavalier; hôtesse; escorte מְלָווֶה रक्षक, पहरेदार, मार्ग का रखवाला pratnja, pratilac (védő)kíséret pengawal fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarlið scorta 付き添い 경호원, 경호대 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was too many bones in the--Bruno began, but Sylvie frowned at him, and laid her finger on her lips, for, at this moment, the travelers were waited on by a very dignified officer, the Head-Growler, whose duty it was, first to conduct them to the King to bid him farewell and then to escort them to the boundary of Dogland. Fouquet, leave my escort behind me; I should go to him as a friend; I should enter accompanied only by my captain of the guards; I should consider that I was acting more nobly, and should be invested with a still more sacred character by doing so. The old lady was going south on a visit - probably to a rich relative, most probably to a son-in- law, who had sent up an escort as a mark of respect. |
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