GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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.
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   I know ye skillful to convoy
   The total freight of hope and joy.
   Emerson.
   
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   Convoy , n. [F. convoi.]
   The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
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   To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war.
   Macaulay.
   
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   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.
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   A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.
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   When every morn my bosom glowed
   To watch the convoy on the road.
   Emerson.
   
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   Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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   A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
   Knight.
   
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