convoy

Definitions


[ˈkɒnvɔɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection
(e.g: a convoy of lorries)


Phrases:
- in convoy

Origin:
late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey)


[ˈkɒnvɔɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection
(e.g: American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917–18)


Phrases:
- in convoy

Origin:
late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey)




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