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escort

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es·cort  (skôrt)
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
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
Noun1.escortescort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person
defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
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.escortescort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
protection - 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
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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"
guide, usher - someone employed to conduct others
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)
companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
Verb1.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"
chaperon, chaperone - accompany as a chaperone
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
verb 3. accompany, lead, partner, conduct, guide, guard, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, hold (someone's) hand, chaperon
Translations
escort [ˈɛskɔːt] nacompañante 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);
her escort → son compagnon or cavalier;
his escort → sa compagne

escort n [ˈɛskɔːt]
vt [ɪsˈkɔːt]
nEskorte f;
(companion) → Begleiter(in) m(f)
vtbegleiten;
his escort → seine Begleiterin;
her escort → ihr Begleiter

escort n [ˈɛskɔːt]scorta;
(to dance etc): her escort → il suo cavaliere;
his escort → la sua dama vt [ɪˈskɔːt]scortare; accompagnare

escort
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 (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


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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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