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convoy /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/
▶noun a group of ships or vehicles travelling together and accompanied by armed troops or warships for protection. ▶verb (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.
– phrases
in convoy (of travelling vehicles) as a group.
in convoy (of travelling vehicles) as a group.
– origin ME (orig. Scots, in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from Fr. convoyer, from med. L. conviare (see convey).
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