convoy (n.)

  1. a procession of land vehicles traveling together

  2. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

  3. the act of escorting while in transit

    convoy (v.)

  1. escort in transit; the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone; the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific'

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