convoy

convoy

to accompany or escort; a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc.; accompanied by a protecting escort

Not to be confused with:

convey – to carry; move; take from one place to another; transport; communicate; make known

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con·voy

 (kŏn′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. (kŏn′voi′, kən-voi′) con·voyed, con·voy·ing, con·voys

To accompany, especially for protection; escort: warships convoying merchant vessels across the Atlantic.

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[From Middle English convoyen, to escort, from Old French convoier, variant of conveier; see convey.]

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convoy

(ˈkɒnvɔɪ)

n

1. (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

[C14: from Old French convoier to convey]

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con•voy

(ˈkɒn vɔɪ; v. also kənˈvɔɪ)

n.

1. a ship or fleet accompanied by a protecting escort.

2. a group of vehicles traveling together, sometimes for protection.

3. the act of convoying or escorting.

v.t.

4. to accompany or escort, usu. for protection.

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French convoier, Anglo-French conveier to convey]

syn: See accompany.

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convoy

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

convoy

Past participle: convoyed
Gerund: convoying

Imperative

convoy

convoy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convoy - a procession of land vehicles traveling together procession - 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"

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convoy

noun

1. escort, entourage, guard, protection, fleet, attendant, armed guard, retinue, cortege They travel in a convoy with armed guards.

verb

1. escort, conduct, accompany, shepherd, protect, attend, guard, pilot, usher He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.

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Translations

قافِـلَة سُفُن أو سيّاراتمَجْـمـوعَـة سُفن تَحتَ الحِمايَهمَوْكِب

kolonakonvoj

konvoj

KonvoiGeleitzugKolonne

κομβόινηοπομπή

convoyescoltacaravana

saattue

convoiconvoyer

konvoj

kísérõhajókonvoj

skipa-/bílalestskipalest meî fylgdarvernd

convoglioscortareautocolonna

護衛されている輸送車隊

호위

konvojus

kolonnakonvojs

konvooi

konvoieskortekolonne

konwój

comboio

конвойэскортколонна

konvoj

konvoj

konvoj

ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน

konvoykafile

đoàn hộ tống

护送船队被护送的商船车队

convoy

[ˈkɒnvɔɪ]

A. N (= procession) → convoy m; (= escort) → escolta f
in/under convoy → en convoy

B. VT → convoyar, escoltar

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convoy

[ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n [vehicles] → convoi m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

(= vehicles under escort, fig) → Konvoi m; (= ships also) → Verband m; in convoy → im Konvoi/Verband

vt → Geleitschutz geben (+dat), → begleiten; the ships were convoyed across → die Schiffe wurden unter Konvoi hinübergebracht

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convoy

[ˈkɒnvɔɪ] n → convoglio; (escort) → scorta
in convoy → in convoglio
under convoy → sotto scorta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

convoy

(ˈkonvoi) noun

1. a group of ships, lorries, cars etc travelling together. an army convoy. konvooi قافِـلَة سُفُن أو سيّارات конвой comboio konvoj der Konvoy konvoj κονβόι convoy konvoi ستون؛ کاروان saattue convoiשירה, שיירה काफिला konvoj konvoj iring-iringan skipa-/bílalest convoglio 一隊 호위대(선, 함 vilkstinė, kolona kolonna beriring-iringan konvooikonvoi, kolonnekonwój بدر ګه كول: (لښ) دارابو ياګاډيو او نور رقصار: بدرګه combóio convoi сопровождение konvoj konvoj konvoj konvoj ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน konvoy, kafile 船隊，車隊 транспортна колона دست‍ہ، قافل‍ہ، بی‍ڑا đoàn hộ tống 船队，车队

2. a fleet of merchant ships escorted for safety by warships. gewapende geleide مَجْـمـوعَـة سُفن تَحتَ الحِمايَه конвой comboio konvoj der Geleitzug konvoj εφοδιοπομπή convoy konvoi اسکورت؛ مشایعت kuljetussaattue convoiליווי काफिला konvoj kísérőhajó konvoi skipalest með fylgdarvernd convoglio 護送船団 호위선단 konvojus konvojs konvoi konvooikonvoi, eskortekonwój بدرګه، ورا، ملګرتيا، جلوكوونكى 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

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convoy

→ مَوْكِب kolona konvoj Konvoi κομβόι convoy, escolta saattue convoi konvoj convoglio 護衛されている輸送車隊 호위 konvooi konvoi konwój comboio колонна konvoj ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน konvoy đoàn hộ tống 护送

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