convoy
IPA: kˈɑnvɔɪ
noun
- (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
- The act of convoying; protection.
- A village in Ireland.
- A village in Ohio.
verb
- (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
- (intransitive) To travel under convoy.
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Examples of "convoy" in Sentences
- During the passage the convoy was attacked.
- The convoy prefix indicates the route of the convoy.
- The rebels attacked while the convoy was in the base.
- (At left: military trucks in convoy during the strike - Ed.)
- The convoy was attacked relentlessly in the early days of August.
- Along the way, the outlaws ambush the convoy and rescue the prisoners.
- The rest of the year was spent in convoy and patrol among the islands.
- It was in convoy SHIMI-05, consisting of 10 ships - 5 of which carried
- But the weather was altogether too fair in the waters plowed by the convoy.
- At the end of the month, the cruiser joined the escort of Malta convoy MB 5.
- Four minutes later a terrific explosion occurred in the center of the convoy.
- Gallant went to the aid of a fallen officer and the convoy managed to escape.
- Carranza's response was to organize a 31-car train convoy to take him to Veracruz.
- ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE keep all three to a minimum. maintain convoy integrity, mutual support and momentum ..
- We drove in convoy (truck & car) from Kingston, Ontario to Seattle when we moved here and used shortwave radios to stay in touch.
- The troops had 2 ½ days leave, then sailed in convoy with three larger ships full of Australian troops escorted by three Australian
- You will then be one of the first elevated into management … no more wearing a bullet proof vest when you travel in convoy to your assignment at Jane and Finch.
- To put that in modern terms, if a military convoy passes through a civilian area, and the Taliban detonate a road-side bomb in an attempt to destroy the convoy, and the convoy is missed and civilians are killed, that is not terrorism.