English dictionary
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English noun: convoy | |||
| 1. | convoy (group) a procession of land vehicles traveling together | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | procession | ||
| 2. | convoy (group) a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| 3. | convoy (act) the act of escorting while in transit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accompaniment, escort | ||
English verb: convoy | |||
| 1. | convoy (motion) escort in transit | ||
| Samples | The trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone. The warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | escort | ||
| Entail | protect | ||
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