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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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