4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.]
1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so
attended; protection; escort.
To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay.
2. 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.
3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way
from place to place by sea or land; an escort, for
protection or guidance.
When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy
on the road. --Emerson.
4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to
check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convoy \Con*voy"\, 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.
I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope
and joy. --Emerson.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
convoy
n 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
v : escort in transit
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Convoy, OH (village, FIPS 18546)
Location: 40.91717 N, 84.70615 W
Population (1990): 1200 (470 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45832
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