convoy
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/
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convoy
- The armored convoy you refer to is departing the facility as we speak.
- a convoy of vehicles
- a truck convoy
- a convoy escort
I'm vehicle number one in a convoy of at least four or five trucks.
- I'm vehicle number one in a convoy of at least four or five trucks.
- That's why we lose people in these painful supply convoys.
- So, you know, I'm driving down the road and IED blows up the convoy behind me.
- And we ended up spending the night in Iraq until a convoy went by and that convoy had fuel trucks in it.
- And we have drought relief convoys where you can give, you know, food to people who can't grow food.
- In particular, ambushes on Ric patrols and supply convoys soon became the preferred method of attack for IRA forces.
- And you know, I talked on stage about the convoy as we just discussed right now.
- We then went back, drank more whiskey and I filmed three more convoys go through straight after.
Examples
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Three hours later, the convoy reached the mountain and turned left as instructed.
Academic text (2007) -
At sea, the Allies begin to group their merchant ships into convoys which sail under naval escort.
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The convoy will be in Port Said tomorrow night.
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This is a military convoy.
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Only three or four men continue to tag along in the convoy, far behind us.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm vehicle number one in a convoy of at least four or five trucks.
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EU boats could wait days for the convoys to appear.
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Local residents and children watch in awe as a huge convoy of superhuman scale passes through the one-street town.
Fiction book (1997) -
The military convoy traveled through the city under heavy security to protect the supplies within.
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Our convoy of trucks delivered aid to towns affected by the storm.
Synonyms
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2.5
A group of vehicles like cars or buses that a company owns
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5.0
A group of cars that travel together for an important person or event
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7.3
A group of small boats that work together
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Convoy comes from the Latin root via ('way') with the prefix con- ('with'). So a convoy is literally people or vehicles 'together on the way', which is why it means a group of ships or trucks that travel together for support or protection.