Convoy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɑːnvɔɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkɒnvɔɪ|
noun
- a procession of land vehicles traveling together
- a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- the act of escorting while in transit
- a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- the act of escorting while in transit
verb
- escort in transit
the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone
the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific
the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific
Extra examples
The tankers were convoyed by warships.
Police and FBI agents convoyed the President to the White House.
The President always travels in a convoy.
The British left in a convoy of 20 cars.
We drove in convoy.
American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917.
...unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed...
The UN convoy was turned back at the border.
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
Word forms
noun
singular: convoy
plural: convoys
singular: convoy
plural: convoys
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