convoy
See also: Convoy
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
convoy (plural convoys)
- (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
- The act of convoying; protection.
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Translations
group of vehicles traveling together for safety, especially one with an escort
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Verb
convoy (third-person singular simple present convoys, present participle convoying, simple past and past participle convoyed)
- (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
- A frigate convoys a merchantman.
- 1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “May-Day”, in May-Day and Other Pieces, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 23:
- I know ye skilful to convoy / The total freight of hope and joy / Into rude and homely nooks, / Shed mocking lustres on shelf of books, […]
Translations
to escort a group of vehicles
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Further reading
- “convoy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “convoy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “convoy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English convoy, itself from French convoi.
Pronunciation
Noun
convoy m (plural convoyes)
Further reading
- “convoy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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