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
Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 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
But aid agencies had difficulty moving the food brought ashore to areas further into Gaza where it was needed most because humanitarian convoys came under attack.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convoy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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