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convoy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection |
convoy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | procession |
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| Type of | escort |
the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone.
the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific.
convoy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | escort, accompaniment |
Examples of convoy
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Lt. Mike Conforti describes a day less than a month ago when his convoy was hit.
From the abcnews.go.com
The convoy included at least two heavy vehicles carrying large rocket launchers.
From the time.com
A convoy of cars had rolled by with a Serbian flag hung from one of the windows.
From the theatlantic.com
The nine-vehicle convoy headed east passing through small town after small town.
From the al.com
Isaac Muwa, as he leads a battalion guarding an aid convoy to the town of Cwero.
From the time.com
When we pulled up in our 15-car convoy, museum parking spaces were hard to find.
From the al.com
Usually the convoy would dispose of something like a rocket lying on the ground.
From the orlandosentinel.com
On 1 June, Mladic finally took the hint and left in a convoy of army staff cars.
From the guardian.co.uk
On 10 March, she sighted a convoy of four ships screened by a couple of escorts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A procession of land vehicles traveling together
- Escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"
- A collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- The act of escorting while in transit
- Naval convoys have been used for hundreds of years, and examples of merchant ships/cars traveling under naval protection have been traced back to the 12th Century. ...
- Convoy is a 1940 British film directed by Pen Tennyson.
- Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine and Burt Young. The movie is based on the 1975 country and western and novelty song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall. ...
- Convoy was a short lived San Diego, California rock band. After independently releasing Pineapple Recording Sessions, the group was signed to Hybrid Recordings. The label released Black Licorice in August 2001.
- "Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (pseudonym of Bill Fries) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the USA. The song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts. ...
