convoy

1. v. t. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. Source: opted

2. n. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. Source: opted

5. n. Conveyance; means of transportation. Source: opted

6. n. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Source: opted

7. n. a procession of land vehicles traveling together Source: wordnet

8. n. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of escorting while in transit Source: wordnet

10. v. escort in transit Source: wordnet

11. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. Emerson. 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. Macaulay. 2. 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. 3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. Emerson. 4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] Shak. 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight. Source: webster

12. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attendfor protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy.Emerson. Source: adambom

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