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Pronunciation : Con*voy"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p.p. Convoyed; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con"voy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. convoi.]
Definition : 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913