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
- the act of convoying
- a protecting escort, as for ships or troops
- a group as of ships or vehicles traveling together for mutual protection or convenience
convoy Synonyms
convoy Synonyms
convoy
v.
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
Browse dictionary entries near convoy
- ‹ convolvulus
- ‹ convolve
- ‹ convolution
- ‹ convoluted
- ‹ convolute
- ‹ convoke
- ‹ convocation
- ‹ conviviality
- ‹ convivial
- ‹ convincing
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- convulsion ›
- convulsive ›
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