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Convoy
name, noun, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 2101).
- 2 A village in Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States, named after the Irish village.
Noun
- 1 One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- 2 the act of escorting while in transit wordnet
- 3 A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
"'Cause we got a great big convoy Rockin' through the night. Yeah, we got a great big convoy Ain't she a beautiful sight? Come on and join our convoy Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way. We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'Cross the USA."
- 4 a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships wordnet
- 5 The act of convoying; protection.
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- 6 a procession of land vehicles traveling together wordnet
Verb
- 1 To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection. transitive
"A frigate convoys a merchantman."
- 2 escort in transit wordnet
- 3 To travel under convoy. intransitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).
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