Associations to the word «Convoy»
Noun
- Belfast
- Carrier
- Fife
- Trinidad
- Havre
- Militant
- Malaya
- Grain
- Cape
- Tow
- Oiler
- Arctic
- Spitfire
- Hedgehog
- Vichy
- Ton
- Quebec
- Batavia
- Caledonia
- Auschwitz
- Evacuation
- Chesapeake
- Craft
- Indochina
- Checkpoint
- Seaplane
- Libya
- Crete
- Anchorage
- Sonar
- Nova
- Raider
- Os
- Atoll
- Ammunition
- Heading
- Invasion
- Expedition
- Sighting
- Vehicle
- Attack
- Munition
- Trondheim
- Whitehall
- Baghdad
- Ambulance
- Naples
- Tyne
- Plymouth
- Join
- Survivor
- Barge
- Greenland
- Transformer
- Guinea
- Aircraft
- Radar
- Hague
- Caribbean
- Guerrilla
- Banning
- Kabul
- Travelling
- Gun
- Repair
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONVOY, noun. (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
CONVOY, noun. A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
CONVOY, verb. (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
CONVOY, proper noun. A village in Ireland.
CONVOY, proper noun. A village in Ohio.
Dictionary definition
CONVOY, noun. A procession of land vehicles traveling together.
CONVOY, noun. A collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships.
CONVOY, noun. The act of escorting while in transit.
CONVOY, verb. 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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