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convoy

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.

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convoy

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'

convoy

(ˈkɔnvɔɪ)

n (c)

  1. 车(車)/船队(隊) (chē/chuánduì)
    in convoy 由 ... 护(護)送 (yóu ... hùsòng)
(noun) 
Definition
a group of vehicles or ships travelling together
They travel in a convoy with armed guards.
Synonyms
escort
He arrived with a police escort.
entourage
He was surrounded by an entourage of aides.
guard
a heavily armed guard of police
protection
Innocence is no protection from the evils in our society.
fleet
attendant
He was working as a car-park attendant.
armed guard
retinue
She left, followed by her retinue.
cortege
The funeral cortege wound its way through the city.
(verb) 
He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.
Synonyms
escort
I escorted him to the door.
conduct
He asked if he might conduct us to the ball.
accompany
Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa.
shepherd
She was shepherded by her guards up the rear ramp of the aircraft.
protect
He vowed to protect them.
attend
horse-drawn coaches attended by liveried footmen
guard
Sentries guarded the entrance to the building.
pilot
Local fishermen piloted the boats.
usher
They were quickly ushered away.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accompany
Definition
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
in the sense of attend
horse-drawn coaches attended by liveried footmen
Synonyms
escort,
conduct,
guard,
shadow,
accompany,
companion,
shepherd,
convoy,
usher,
squire (old-fashioned),
chaperon
in the sense of attendant
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

Synonyms of 'convoy'

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