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US
/ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ/
]
[ UK /kˈɒnvɔɪ/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒnvɔɪ/ ]
NOUN
- a procession of land vehicles traveling together
- a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- the act of escorting while in transit
VERB
-
escort in transit
the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific
the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone
How To Use convoy In A Sentence
- On the evening of 24 May 1941, British lieutenant commander Malcolm Wanklyn, in command of the submarine Upholder, sighted an enemy troop convoy strongly escorted by destroyers off Sicily.
- A neighbourhood patrol can thus assume the proportions of an armed convoy.
- A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
- A bout of fierce fighting gave the rest of the English fleet enough time to come to the rescue and begin attacking the convoy. Times, Sunday Times
- The mist is sill rising in the lanes of a quiet farm as a convoy of cars and trailers appears. Times, Sunday Times
- And that the children of the unwanted should be those that returned to the old world in convoys and troops ships to liberate Italy and France and Holland and the countries which didn't want their ancestors is an idea that's almost Shakespearean. The Canadian Experience: Lessons from the Canadian History Project
- So intent was the big cat on getting her lunch that she chased her prey directly into the midst of a convoy of cars carrying tourists through the park.
- The movement of part of the Russian humanitarian convoy provided a further glimmer of encouragement last night. Times, Sunday Times
- We are part of the convoy right now and it happened about 10 kilometers right out of town, a place called Iron Gate, where there's a military checkpoint run by government troops. CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2003
- The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city.