escort (redirected from escorting)

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.

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[French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere, to guide, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin corrigere, to set right; see correct.]

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person bodyguard 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.	escort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them accompaniment 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" date 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"
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" chaperon, chaperone - accompany as a chaperone
	2.	escort - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" see accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

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escort

noun 1. guard, protection, safeguard, bodyguard, company, train, convoy, entourage, retinue, cortege

noun 2. companion, partner, attendant, guide, squire (rare) protector, beau, chaperon

verb 3. accompany, lead, partner, conduct, guide, guard, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, hold (someone's) hand, chaperon

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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.

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);

her escort → son compagnon or cavalier;

his escort → sa compagne

escort n [ˈɛskɔːt]

vt [ɪsˈkɔːt]

n → Eskorte f;

(companion) → Begleiter(in) m(f)

vt → begleiten;

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

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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.geleiمُرافِق، حِراسَهескортdoprovodeskorteder Geleitschutzσυνοδός, συνοδείαescoltaeskortاسکورت؛ همراهsaattue, seuralainencavalier; hôtesse; escorteמְלָווֶהरक्षक, पहरेदार, मार्ग का रखवालाpratnja, pratilac(védő)kíséretpengawalfylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarliðscorta付き添い경호원, 경호대palyda, eskortaseskorts; pavadonispengiringgeleideledsager, følge, eskorteosoba towarzysząca, eskortaescoltaescortă, însoţitorсопровождение; эскортsprievodspremstvopratnjaledsagare, eskortคนที่ไปเป็นเพื่อนrefakatçi, eskort, muhafız護衛隊/艦охорона; ескортہمرکاب یا جلو میں چلنے والے لوگđội 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.begeleiيُرافِقпридружавамdoprovázeteskortere; følge; ledsagebegleiten, eskortierenσυνοδεύωescoltareskortimaاسکورت کردن؛ همراهی کردنsaattaaescorterלְלָווֹתपहरे के साथ जाना, पहरा करना, रक्षा करनाpratiti(el)kísérmengawalfylgjascortare付き添う호위하다(pa)lydėtieskortēt; pavadītmengiringbegeleidenledsage, følge, eskorteretowarzyszyć, eskortowaćescoltara însoţi; a es­cortaсопровождатьsprevádzaťspremljatipratitieskortera, ledsagaคุ้มกันeşlik etmek, beraber gitmek護送супроводжувати, ескортуватиرفاقت ہمراہی کرناhộ tống护送