convoy
/ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/noun, verb2 syllables
Convoy means: a procession of land vehicles traveling together.
What does convoy mean?4
noun
1
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
2
a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
3
the act of escorting while in transit
verb
1
escort in transit“the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Convoy in a sentence
- The convoy of army trucks was blocking the road.mhattick
- We need to arrange an ambush and destroy the convoy.Amastan
- On occasion, the Indian army closes the road to civilian traffic to accommodate convoys.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of convoy
as a noun
- plural
- convoys
as a verb
- past tense
- convoyed
- present participle
- convoying
- third-person singular
- convoys
- past participle
- convoyed