convoy: Meaning and Definition of
con•voy
Pronunciation: (v.kon'voi, kun-voi'n.kon'voi), [key] — v.t.
- to accompany or escort, usually for protection: A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.
—n. - the act of convoying.
- the protection provided by an escort.
- a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort.
- an armed force, warship, etc., that escorts, esp. for protection.
- any group of military vehicles traveling together under the same orders.
- two or more CB-equipped vehicles traveling together.
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