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convoy Definition

con·voy (kän′vo̵i′; also, for v., kən vo̵i′)

transitive verb

to go along with as an escort, esp. in order to protect; escort

Etymology: ME convoien < OFr convoier: see convey

noun

  1. the act of convoying
  2. a protecting escort, as for ships or troops
  3. a group as of ships or vehicles traveling together for mutual protection or convenience

convoy Synonyms

convoy

n.

escort, guard, attendance, protection; see caravan, companion 2, escort.

convoy Synonyms

convoy

v.

escort, accompany, attend, conduct; see accompany 1, defend 1, lead 1. See syn. study at accompany.

convoy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • truck: Twice a year the charity puts together a convoy of trucks to deliver aid in the region.
  • lorry: By now a convoy of lorries was beginning to build up behind my bike.
  • refugee: April 14 A convoy of Albanian refugees in Kosovo was the target of an air strike.
  • ship: She sailed from Plymouth with a convoy of merchant ships on 17 May.

Converse of object

  • escort: The last time the Swans played in Cardiff, police escorted a convoy of 32 busses.
  • intercept: BARRINGTON's squadron which intercepted a French convoy bound for the East Indies in the Bay of Biscay during April 1782.
  • bind: I guess the ship had been waiting for us because we were soon on our way joining a convoy bound for Britain.
  • join: We waved goodbye then rushed into our vehicles to join the convoy, mobile phones at the ready in case of emergencies.

Adjective modifier

  • armored: Dropping missiles at an armored convoy in an Apache helicopter?
  • humanitarian: He was also poet on the biggest humanitarian convoy traveling to war torn Croatia in 1993.
  • Russian: We believe he served aboard during the Russian convoys.
  • coastal: The Germans, alerted by the chance meeting of a coastal convoy with the raiding force, wiped out the entire force.
  • un: UN convoys going to Tuzla also encountered instances of stoning.

Modifies a noun

  • escort: The Wellington served primarily in the North Atlantic on convoy escort duties.
  • patrol: Battles continued into October, the Squadron moving over to convoy patrols in November 1940.
  • commander: The British convoy escort commander Captain Jack Broome accused Irving of blaming him for the disaster.

Noun used with modifier

  • refugee: Le Monde reports refugee convoys without men have begun to arrive in Macedonia.
  • troop: The UN refused to intervene in the civil war, apart from some troop convoys for humanitarian aid.
  • truck: Italian troops were in charge of security for truck convoys at the depot.