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convoys
1. n. plural of convoy
convoy
1. n. (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
2. n. A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
3. n. The act of convoying; protection.
4. v. To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
A frigate convoys a merchantman.

Example Sentences

We have now moved in two or three convoys of supplies for hospitals but we have encountered some security problems.  Through the windows of the carriage I see whole convoys held up at rail crossings while I pass.  Out in the plain west of the city, marines shepherding a gigantic series of convoys north towards Baghdad have reacted to ragged sniping with an aggressive series of house searches and arrests.

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