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The action of convoying merchant-vessels.
The action of waft, v.1; esp. †the action of convoying or of transporting by sea (obsolete).
The protection afforded by an escorting armed force or guard, esp. a military vessel or fleet.
(a) a routine trip in the ship's boat assigned to bring the meat ration from the shore; (b) an escort of food ships in convoy in the 1914–18 war.