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   convoy

   /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection: "a convoy of lorries"

   verb

   • 1. (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection: "American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917–18" Similar escortaccompanyattendflankprotectguarddefend

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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