Meaning of convoy

con•voy

1. to accompany or escort, usually for protection: A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.

1. the act of convoying.
2. the protection provided by an escort.
3. a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort.
4. an armed force, warship, etc., that escorts, esp. for protection.
5. any group of military vehicles traveling together under the same orders.
6. two or more CB-equipped vehicles traveling together.