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Meaning Of Convoy
v. t.
To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to
attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
n.
The act of attending for defense; the state of being so
attended; protection; escort.
n.
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.
n.
A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way
from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or
guidance.
n.
Conveyance; means of transportation.
n.
A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to
check their velocity in going down a hill.