'Convoy' definitions:
Definition of 'convoy'
From: WordNet
noun
A procession of land vehicles traveling together
noun
A collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
noun
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"
Definition of 'Convoy'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Convoy'
From: GCIDE
- Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.]
- 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. [1913 Webster]
- To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. [1913 Webster]
- When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'convoy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Convoy, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.