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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convoy \Con"voy\, noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convoy \Con*voy"\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
convoy
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: escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "convoy": attend, bear, bodyguard, bring, carry, cavalier, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, conductor, consort with, defend, duenna, escort, esquire, execute a maneuver, fellow traveler, gentleman-at-arms, guard, guards, guardsman, guide, heave in together, keep in formation, keep pointed, keep station, lead, maintain position, maneuver, marshal, praetorian guard, protect, safe-conduct, safeguard, shepherd, shield, squire, steam in line, swain, take out, usher, wait on, yeoman
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Convoy, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1110 Housing Units (2000): 471 Land area (2000): 0.556903 sq. miles (1.442372 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.556903 sq. miles (1.442372 sq. km) FIPS code: 18546 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.916397 N, 84.705474 W ZIP Codes (1990): 45832 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Convoy, OH Convoy
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