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Definition of Convoy
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Convoy
To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. Conveyance; means of transportation. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Related Definitions:
Accompany, Accompanying, Act, An, And, Applied, Armed, As, Attend, Attended, Attending, Being, Brake, By, Carriage, Check, Clothing, Conveyance, Defense, Down, Drag, Either, Employed, Escort, Fleet, For, Force, Frigate, From, Going, Guidance, Having, Hill, In, Land, Merchantman, Money, Of, On, Or, Place, Protection, Sea, So, State, Subsistence, The, Their, To, Train, Transportation, Velocity, Vessel, War, Way |
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Convoy Translations
convoy in French is convoi convoy in German is Geleit, Geleitzug, Geleit convoy in Italian is convoglio convoy in Spanish is convoy |
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