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View usage for: (kɒnvɔɪ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural convoys, present participle convoying, past tense, past participle convoyed1. countable noun [oft in NOUN]A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies. ...humanitarian relief convoys. They travel in convoy with armed guards. Synonyms: escort, entourage, guard, protection More Synonyms of convoy 2. verbTo convoy goods or people somewhere means to move them there in a convoy. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: escort, conduct, accompany, shepherd More Synonyms of convoy convoy in British English (ˈkɒnvɔɪ) noun1. a group of merchant ships with an escort of warships 2. a group of land vehicles assembled to travel together 3. the act of travelling or escorting by convoy (esp in the phrase in convoy) verb4. (transitive) to escort while in transit Word origin C14: from Old French convoier to conveyconvoy in American English (ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ; also, for v., kənˈvɔɪ) verb transitive1. to go along with as an escort, esp. in order to protect; escort noun3. a protecting escort, as for ships or troops 4. a group as of ships or vehicles traveling together for mutual protection or convenience SIMILAR WORDS: acˈcompany Word origin ME convoien < OFr convoier: see convey Examples of 'convoy' in a sentenceconvoy He imagines convoys of robotic cars, zipping down highways.Yesterday a second humanitarian convoy reached the town carrying food and medical supplies.We stopped to let a convoy of cars pass.The convoy moved on and the man was left for dead in the middle of the road.The roads are dotted with checkpoints and military convoys power up and down the roads.When federal troops turned up they ran into an armed convoy and came under fire.The car was torched where it lay and the convoy moved on.Drive around in a convoy of smaller vehicles?He was in a military convoy that was hit by a roadside bomb.Her security guard had encouraged her to change cars in the convoy at the last minute.Tanks moved in small convoys along the highways.An earth mover was parked nearby in a convoy of military vehicles including one troop carrier full of soldiers.The mist is sill rising in the lanes of a quiet farm as a convoy of cars and trailers appears.Yesterday a convoy of police vehicles moved on to the site where structural engineers had worked to make it safe to search.The movement of part of the Russian humanitarian convoy provided a further glimmer of encouragement last night.Veterans raised their arms in salute for one minute, then another as the convoy moved away.And in 1993 accredited journalists moving in armed convoys were not the same target as they are today.A convoy of armoured vehicles passed through holding a blindfolded captive.His destroyer also escorted Arctic convoys to Russia.By now we were escorting as many as six to eight convoys of humanitarian aid a day for the UNHCR. British English: convoy / ˈkɒnvɔɪ/ NOUN A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. The army vehicles travelled in convoy. - American English: convoy
- Arabic: مَوْكِب
- Brazilian Portuguese: comboio
- Chinese: 护送
- Croatian: konvoj
- Czech: kolona
- Danish: konvoj
- Dutch: konvooi
- European Spanish: convoy
- Finnish: saattue
- French: convoi
- German: Konvoi
- Greek: κομβόι
- Italian: convoglio
- Japanese: 護衛されている輸送車隊
- Korean: 호위
- Norwegian: konvoi
- Polish: konwój
- European Portuguese: comboio
- Romanian: convoi
- Russian: колонна транспортная
- Latin American Spanish: escolta
- Swedish: konvoj
- Thai: ยานพาหนะที่เดินทางไปด้วยกัน
- Turkish: konvoy
- Ukrainian: конвой
- Vietnamese: đoàn hộ tống
Chinese translation of 'convoy' n (c) -
车(車)/船队(隊) (chē/chuánduì) in convoy 由 ... 护(護)送 (yóu ... hùsòng)
Definition a group of vehicles or ships travelling together They travel in a convoy with armed guards. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples. Additional synonymsDefinition to go with (someone) Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa. Synonyms go with, lead, partner, protect, guide, attend, conduct, escort, shepherd, convoy, usher, hold (someone's) hand, chaperon horse-drawn coaches attended by liveried footmen Synonyms escort, conduct, guard, shadow, accompany, companion, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire (old-fashioned), chaperon Definition a person who assists, guides, or provides a service He was working as a car-park attendant. Synonyms assistant, guide, guard, servant, companion, aide, escort, follower, steward, waiter, usher, warden, helper, auxiliary, custodian, page, menial, concierge, underling (derogatory), lackey, chaperon, flunky |