Convoy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Convoy	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Convoy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
convoy n a procession of land vehicles traveling together a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships the act of escorting while in transit v escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convoy \Convoy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convoying}.] [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See {Convey}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.] 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. 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. 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. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Convoy, OH (village, FIPS 18546) Location: 40.91717 N, 84.70615 W Population (1990): 1200 (470 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45832