convoy English

Meaning convoy meaning

What does convoy mean?

convoy

— noun a procession of land vehicles traveling together

— noun a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

— noun the act of escorting while in transit

— verb escort in transit the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific

Synonyms convoy synonyms

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convoy English » English

escort

accompany

caravan

accompaniment

guard

procession

fleet

walk

train

squire

shelter

see

safe-conduct

row

put

protect

predispose

phalanx

motorcade

line

land

helper

go with

go along

entourage

cortege

conduct

come along

column

chaperon

autocade

attend

assistant

Topics convoy topics

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Physical actions Move

Accompany

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Examples convoy examples

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I'll dispatch a convoy to meet him.

A convoy could meet us at our Amarillo outpost rush the gold to Galveston, then by a blockade runner all the way around to Wilmington, then here.

In the last war, I was in a convoy once.

I've told my missus we've been escorting a convoy of'em.

My name is Joe Rossi. I'm first mate on this tanker steaming north to join the east-bound convoy, and we got 100,000 barrels of high-test gas slapping in our holds.

I'm telling you, there was 10 ships in that convoy!

Here's the Canadian port of assembly. We pick up the convoy here.

Lieutenant McIntosh is here to give you any information you might want about the convoy.

The convoy commander presents his compliments and asks that you attend the conference.

I was told to report for a convoy conference.

Gentlemen, I wish to introduce the convoy commander, who will preside at this conference.

The ships of this convoy, designated as Convoy 211, will put to sea at the respective times marked in the sealed orders to be given you at the close of this meeting.

Our convoy is made up of 73 vessels, not including the naval escort.

In view of a serious danger we sent a convoy.

I shall provide convoy for you to the frontier.

Report the return of the convoy, Sir.

A Spanish convoy would overwhelm you.

Every night, two sailors wait to convoy her home.

Shipping out tonight in the convoy, destination unknown.

There was 10 ships in that convoy.

We pick up the convoy here.

Lieutenant macintosh will give you any information you might want about the convoy.

Convoy commander's asked that you attend the conference that's fine.

The ships of this convoy, designated as convoy 211, will put to sea at the respective times marked in sealed orders you'll receive at the close of this meeting.

The sad convoy.

I'm first mate on this tanker steaming north to join the east-bound convoy, and we got 100,000 barrels of high-test gas slapping in our holds.

Coastal patrol to convoy commander.

Well, Brown, it's a relief to get clear and have so many of the convoy astern of us.

Room 406 to convoy commander.

News and current affairs

But Israel has managed to attack Syrian territory twice - destroying a North Korean-staffed nuclear reactor in 2007 and, more recently, striking a Hezbollah convoy - with no casualties or loss of planes.

In January 2013, these groups formed a convoy of several hundred pick-ups and ATVs, armed with heavy machineguns.

Together with other aid agencies, IRC staff formed a convoy and MONUC offered armed vehicles to protect it.

But when armed men stopped the convoy on the road, the Uruguayan peacekeepers from MONUC simply turned around and vanished, leaving the aid workers to their fate.

The visit began with military jeeps escorting our convoy into North Korean territory.