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escort

An escort is something or someone who accompanies a person or thing, often for security or protection. (noun)

  1. An example of an escort is your date to a dance or other social event.
  2. An example of an escort is a police officer who brings a person into court so that the press can't hound him.
  3. 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)

  1. An example of escort is when you take someone to a dance.
  2. An example of escort is what a body guard does when he walks with the President.

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