Convoy word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "convoy" word
[noun] a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
[noun] a procession of land vehicles traveling together
[verb] escort in transit
\Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay. 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. 3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road. --Emerson. 4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight.
See also: accompaniment | accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | collection | escort | escort | esquire | procession | protect |
Related terms: 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
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Let's analyse "convoy" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YOVNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1500 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
convoy: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 (or 1 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Three. |
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