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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Convoy

/kän'-voiˌ/ · Con·voy · IPA /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/
01 v. t. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
imp. & p. p. Convoyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Convoying
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
  1. 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. 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. 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. 4.
    Conveyance; means of transportation.[Obs.]
  5. 5.
    A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.