Convoy
noun
A group of vehicles or ships moving together, often to protect one another.
The truck carrying the nuclear waste was surrounded by a convoy of police cars.
Often appears as...
- convoy of trucks
- convoy of ships
verb
To travel or accompany someone or something in a group for protection or support.
Military vehicles convoyed the humanitarian aid to the war-torn region.
Often appears as...
- convoy goods
- convoy people
noun
A group of vehicles or ships moving together, often to protect one another.
The truck carrying the nuclear waste was surrounded by a convoy of police cars.
Often appears as...
- convoy of trucks
- convoy of ships
verb
To travel or accompany someone or something in a group for protection or support.
Military vehicles convoyed the humanitarian aid to the war-torn region.
Often appears as...
- convoy goods
- convoy people
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Safety in Numbers
Convoys are often used to suggest safety due to multiple vehicles or ships being together.
The ships sailed in a convoy to avoid pirate attacks.
Pro Tip 2/3Military Context
The term 'convoy' is frequently used in military contexts for coordinated movements.
The army dispatched a convoy to deliver supplies to the base.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
'Convoy' can evoke historical maritime trade protection tactics used during wars.
During World War II, the Atlantic convoy system was key in supplying Britain.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety in Numbers
Convoys are often used to suggest safety due to multiple vehicles or ships being together.
The ships sailed in a convoy to avoid pirate attacks.
Pro Tip 2/3Military Context
The term 'convoy' is frequently used in military contexts for coordinated movements.
The army dispatched a convoy to deliver supplies to the base.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
'Convoy' can evoke historical maritime trade protection tactics used during wars.
During World War II, the Atlantic convoy system was key in supplying Britain.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety in Numbers
Convoys are often used to suggest safety due to multiple vehicles or ships being together.
The ships sailed in a convoy to avoid pirate attacks.
Pro Tip 2/3Military Context
The term 'convoy' is frequently used in military contexts for coordinated movements.
The army dispatched a convoy to deliver supplies to the base.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
'Convoy' can evoke historical maritime trade protection tactics used during wars.
During World War II, the Atlantic convoy system was key in supplying Britain.
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See How Syrian Zoo...
we have to deal with different rebel group and if any different voice moving immediately they will sink we are transporting women or smuggling a human and they will shoot us we have to deal if there is air strike if the Russian will pump this convoy we were aware that the animal make big noise but the animal
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Inside the Real Black...
nothing all that bad this was probably the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer
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What we can do about the...
he tried to blow up an Israeli military convoy with a grenade. He failed, fortunately, but he was still sentenced to seven years in prison. When he was in prison, they showed a film about the Holocaust. Up until that point,
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Maps that show us who we...
a ship which was taking so many containers of goods that when they were unloaded, if the lorries had all gone in convoy, they would have been 100 kilometers long. This is how our world is now connected.
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Princess Diana's Funeral...
On the eve of Princess Diana's funeral, the royal family is returning to London, hoping perhaps to quell some of the criticism of their actions since Diana's death. The queen's convoy arrived in London.
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Poor Visibility and Cold...
with her loader on its way to kavik sue attempted to meet the convoy to guide them to camp safely but dangerous conditions forced her to return home and checking on the status and safety of the
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Tornadoes, Lightning in...
hail with a battery of new gadgets but first they must find bad weather because I think Missouri Valley kind of puts his equidistance together target for weeks on end their convoy Criss
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Meet Gita, the robot...
cheetah has three operational modes the mode I've been showing you which I'm about to activate again follow me autonomous and convoy or daisy chain and
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A Submarine Assault PIPE...
but a bigger challenge looms now deep within the convoy an enemy transport lies straight ahead
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Ants VS Parent Bug PIPE...
search for edible birch seeds they travel along the twigs in convoy
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See How Syrian Zoo...
we have to deal with different rebel group and if any different voice moving immediately they will sink we are transporting women or smuggling a human and they will shoot us we have to deal if there is air strike if the Russian will pump this convoy we were aware that the animal make big noise but the animal
Video examples
Inside the Real Black...
nothing all that bad this was probably the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer
Video examples
What we can do about the...
he tried to blow up an Israeli military convoy with a grenade. He failed, fortunately, but he was still sentenced to seven years in prison. When he was in prison, they showed a film about the Holocaust. Up until that point,
Video examples
Maps that show us who we...
a ship which was taking so many containers of goods that when they were unloaded, if the lorries had all gone in convoy, they would have been 100 kilometers long. This is how our world is now connected.
Video examples
Princess Diana's Funeral...
On the eve of Princess Diana's funeral, the royal family is returning to London, hoping perhaps to quell some of the criticism of their actions since Diana's death. The queen's convoy arrived in London.
Video examples
Poor Visibility and Cold...
with her loader on its way to kavik sue attempted to meet the convoy to guide them to camp safely but dangerous conditions forced her to return home and checking on the status and safety of the
Video examples
Tornadoes, Lightning in...
hail with a battery of new gadgets but first they must find bad weather because I think Missouri Valley kind of puts his equidistance together target for weeks on end their convoy Criss
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
cheetah has three operational modes the mode I've been showing you which I'm about to activate again follow me autonomous and convoy or daisy chain and
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A Submarine Assault PIPE...
but a bigger challenge looms now deep within the convoy an enemy transport lies straight ahead
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Ants VS Parent Bug PIPE...
search for edible birch seeds they travel along the twigs in convoy
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Quote examples
Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
I was driving across Georgia with a warlord and his bodyguards riding shotgun with their Kalashnikovs in a convoy of Mercedes and Land Rovers. The guy put on Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' on a cassette, which they played on loudspeakers as we raced across the mountains, and I remember thinking, 'This sure beats respectable life in England.
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Erik Larson
American Author
It was a civilian ship, and the Lusitania could outrun any submarine. So this population of people was very confident that Cunard and the Royal Navy would be looking after them. Why weren't they under convoy? That's the real question.
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and I am stared at wherever I go like an idiot member of a royal family or an animal in a zoo; and zoo animals have been known to die from stares.
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Bob Feller
Athlete
I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with the British convoys. Then we were up in Norway and Scandinavia.
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Alex Morrison
Canadian Soldier
The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
British Historian
I was driving across Georgia with a warlord and his bodyguards riding shotgun with their Kalashnikovs in a convoy of Mercedes and Land Rovers. The guy put on Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' on a cassette, which they played on loudspeakers as we raced across the mountains, and I remember thinking, 'This sure beats respectable life in England.
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Erik Larson
American Author
It was a civilian ship, and the Lusitania could outrun any submarine. So this population of people was very confident that Cunard and the Royal Navy would be looking after them. Why weren't they under convoy? That's the real question.
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and I am stared at wherever I go like an idiot member of a royal family or an animal in a zoo; and zoo animals have been known to die from stares.
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Bob Feller
Athlete
I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with the British convoys. Then we were up in Norway and Scandinavia.
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Alex Morrison
Canadian Soldier
The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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