Convoy - English meaning

verb

Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.

Usage examples:

The two sisters were to accompany us to london

verb

To go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something

Usage examples:

Accompanied by the course books are accompanied by four cds., depression is almost always accompani…

verb

To show someone how to get to somewhere

Usage examples:

Accompany someone to something would you like me to accompany you to your room?

verb

Be present at (an event, meeting, or function).

Usage examples:

The whole sales force attended the conference

verb

To be at an event or go to a place

Usage examples:

[ t ] she attends classes on tuesdays., [ i ] you don’t have to attend if you don’t want to.

verb

To go to a place or an event

Usage examples:

According to recent research, the busy british professional attends nearly 60 meetings a month., a …

noun

A vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car and used for holidays.

Usage examples:

They spent a fishing holiday in a caravan

noun

A group of people with vehicles or animals who travel together for safety through a dangerous area, esp. across a desert on camels

noun

A wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car

noun

A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.

Usage examples:

The royal cavalcade proceeded through the city

noun

A line of people, vehicles, horses, etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

noun

A solemn procession, especially for a funeral.

Usage examples:

A funeral cortège

noun

A slowly moving line of people or cars at a funeral

noun

A large predatory semiaquatic reptile with long jaws, long tail, short legs, and a horny textured skin.

Usage examples:

They could see the scaled skin of crocodiles and alligators along with an assortment of fish swimmi…

noun

A large, hard-skinned reptile (= type of animal) with a longer and narrower nose than that of an alligator which lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet places

noun

A large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. it is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose

Usage examples:

A crocodile-infested swamp

verb

Resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost

verb

To protect someone or something from attack or harm

Usage examples:

Communities will fight to defend themselves., how can people best defend themselves against disease…

verb

To protect someone or something against attack, criticism, or loss

Usage examples:

Defend sth/yourself against sth the company has been defending itself against a takeover bid., the …

noun

A person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank.

Usage examples:

A police escort

verb

Accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort.

Usage examples:

He escorted her back to her hotel

verb

To go with someone or something as a companion or guard

Usage examples:

He escorted her to her car in the parking lot because it was after dark., anytime a clerk transfers…

noun

The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.

Usage examples:

Leaning against his horse's flanks

verb

Be on each or on one side of.

Usage examples:

The three defendants stood in the dock, flanked by police officers

noun

The area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or a person

Usage examples:

He was experiencing a sharp pain in his flank., she dug her heels into the horse's flanks, urging i…

noun

A group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership.

Usage examples:

The small port supports a fishing fleet

adjective

Fast and nimble in movement.

Usage examples:

A man of advancing years, but fleet of foot

noun

A marshland creek, channel, or ditch.

Usage examples:

Sam explained that the 3,000 acres of the nature reserve is the largest in the english lowlands, th…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

Usage examples:

Two men were left to guard the stockade

noun

A person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.

Usage examples:

A security guard

noun

A person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

Usage examples:

Prison guards, security guards, post a guard there are guards posted (= standing and watching) at e…

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A procession of motor vehicles, typically carrying and escorting a prominent person.

Usage examples:

A group of kids escorts his motorcade to the picturesque town square, where a crowd of about 100 ha…

noun

A number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony.

Usage examples:

A funeral procession

noun

A line of people, vehicles, or objects moving forward in an organized manner, esp. as part of a ceremony

Usage examples:

A funeral procession, there was tight security along the processional route.

verb

Keep safe from harm or injury.

Usage examples:

He tried to protect kelly from the attack

verb

Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

verb

To keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

He says he was protecting his home and family., a citizens’ group worked to protect forest areas.

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

noun

A series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors.

Usage examples:

A freight train

verb

Educate for a future role or function