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单词 convoy
释义

convoy

1 of 2

verb

con·​voy ˈkän-ˌvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio) kən-ˈvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio)
convoyed; convoying; convoys

transitive verb

: accompany
especially : to escort for protection

convoy

2 of 2

noun

con·​voy ˈkän-ˌvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio)
1
: one that convoys
especially : a protective escort (as for ships)
2
: the act of convoying
3
: a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving

Synonyms

Verb

  • accompany
  • attend
  • chaperone
  • chaperon
  • companion
  • company
  • escort
  • see
  • squire
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The tankers were convoyed by warships. Police and FBI agents convoyed the President to the White House. Noun a long convoy of trucks The President always travels in a convoy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The message came as thousands of truckers are expected to convoy from various locations to the nation's capital. Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022 New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic. Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021 There are two types of pieces—armies and fleets—which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water). William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2020 Causeway police were convoying motorists on the southbound span when the series of crashes began. Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018 The wreck happened while traffic was being convoyed by police because of fog. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018 After just over an hour convoying around Riyadh, they were arrested, then were freed to their male guardians within 24 hours. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 3 May 2018 Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. Phillip Issa, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018 Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Noun
The blockade began as a modest convoy of truckers and hangers-on that set out from Western Canada with a specific target: a Canadian rule that mirrored American law by requiring truck drivers returning from the United States to be vaccinated. New York Times, 11 May 2022 The action opens with, of all things, a Cobra assault on a convoy of historical artifacts that includes original copies of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022 Prosecutors are also investigating allegations that Russian forces fired on a convoy of civilians trying to leave by car from the village of Peremoha in the Brovary district, killing four people including a 13-year-old boy. The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2022 February 14, 2019 - At least 40 are killed when a bomb explodes near a convoy of Indian paramilitary personnel. CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 The national police said Russian forces on Monday fired mortars on a convoy of buses evacuating civilians from Hostomel, northwest of Kyiv. Alan Cullison And Isabel Coles, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022 Satellite images captured last month by a U.S. technology firm showed what the company described as a convoy of tanks, armored vehicles and other military equipment that stretched about 40 miles northwest of Kyiv. NBC News, 10 Mar. 2022 As a convoy of Russian military vehicles creeping toward Kyiv captures global attention, the antitank missiles are in the spotlight. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 And while Russia’s advance has met strong resistance, its military has pounded the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, with shelling, and presses on with a 40-mile-long convoy of tanks toward the capital, Kyiv. Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Middle French convoier, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin *conviare — more at convey

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

convoy 1 of 2

noun

con·​voy ˈkän-ˌvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio)
plural convoys
: a group traveling together for protection

convoy

2 of 2

verb

con·​voy ˈkän-ˌvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio)
kən-ˈvȯi
convoyed; convoying
: to travel with and protect

convoy 1 of 2

verb

as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • escort
  • accompany
  • company
  • companion
  • chaperone
  • attend
  • squire
  • chaperon
  • see
  • walk
  • bring
  • guard
  • guide
  • protect
  • defend
  • pilot
  • steer
  • tail
  • consort
  • usher
  • tag
  • lead
  • follow
  • conduct
  • tag along
  • associate
  • team (up)
  • pal (around)
  • shadow
  • hang (around)
  • hover (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ditch
  • dump
  • abandon
  • desert
  • forsake

convoy

2 of 2

noun

1
as in flotilla

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flotilla
  • fleet
  • motorcade
  • navy
  • caravan
  • cavalcade
  • armada
  • argosy
  • train
  • parade
  • cortege
  • procession
  • line
  • cortège
  • column
2
as in escort

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • escort
  • bodyguard
  • patrol
  • defender
  • picket
  • sentry
  • warden
  • honor guard
  • observer
  • sentinel
  • watchman
  • warder
  • spotter
  • guard
  • minder
  • watch
  • keeper
  • watcher
  • guardian
  • custodian
  • lookout
  • watchdog
  • surveillant
  • gatekeeper
  • hack
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