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Definition of Convoy

Convoy
Convoy Con"voy, n. [F. convoi.] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay. 2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. 3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. --Emerson. 4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight.
Convoy
Convoy Con*voy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convoyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Convoying.] [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey.] To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. --Emerson.

Meaning of Convoy from wikipedia

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- The Arctic convoys of World War II were oceangoing convoys which sailed from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet...
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- This is a List of Allied convoys during World War II by region. Hague 2000a, pp. 120–122. "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940". Archived...
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