1
: one that convoys
especially
: a protective escort (as for ships)
2
: the act of convoying
3
: a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving
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Examples of convoy in a Sentence
Verb
The tankers were convoyed by warships.
Police and FBI agents convoyed the President to the White House.
Noun
a long convoy of trucks
The President always travels in a convoy.
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Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
Using technology to convoy (or platoon) trucks was pursued with vigor during the last decade.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Our convoy quickly veered off onto a dirt track, heading deeper into Darfur.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Harris says the association is working with federal agencies and the Mexican government to convoy across the border and distribute supplies around Tijuana and in Mexican shelters next week.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
Using technology to convoy (or platoon) trucks was pursued with vigor during the last decade.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Noun
In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Our convoy quickly veered off onto a dirt track, heading deeper into Darfur.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convoy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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