meaning of convoy
1. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
2. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
3. 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.
4. A protection force accompanying ships, etc. , on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.
5. Conveyance; means of transportation.
6. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
7. the act of escorting while in transit
Related Words
convoy | convoyed | convoying |
