An escort is something or someone who accompanies a person or thing, often for security or protection.
(noun)
- An example of an escort is your date to a dance or other social event.
- An example of an escort is a police officer who brings a person into court so that the press can't hound him.
- An example of an escort are the cars accompanying the President's vehicle when he travels.
To escort is to go along with someone or something.
(verb)
- An example of escort is when you take someone to a dance.
- An example of escort is what a body guard does when he walks with the President.