| 单词 | armed escort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmed escort armed escort n. an escort (escort n. 1) carrying weapons; (now esp.) a person or group of people carrying firearms and employed to escort and protect someone important or famous. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > means of defence > protection by escorting force convoy1600 armed escort1787 1787 G. McCalman Treat. Tea 81 In passing the road between Alexandria and Suez, some embarrassments may occur; these..may be avoided by [procuring]..an armed escort. 1852 Lyttelton (N.Z.) Times 13 Sept. 3 His Excellency..had made arrangements for an armed escort to convey gold from the diggings to Sydney. 1904 Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 133 p. clxxiv/2 The charges for the armed escort accompanying the political Mission in Tibet being defrayed from the revenues of the Government of India. 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger v. 89 They take the usual precautions—irregular schedules, irregular routes, and they have armed escorts everywhere they go. 2011 Independent 7 July (Viewspaper section) 12/2 Her armed escort was provided by..Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of the president. < as lemmas |
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