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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Convoy

Con-voy', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONVOYED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONVOYING.] [Fr. convoyer, It. convoiare, convogliare, Sp. convoyar, Pg. convoyar, L. Lat. conviare, to accompany. See CONVEY.] To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; as, a ship of war convoys a merchant vessel.

Cōn'voy, n.

noun

n. [Fr. convoy, convoi, It. convojo, convoglio, Sp. convoi, Pg. comboy.]

  1. The act of attending for defense; protection; attendance. “To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war.” Macaulay.
  2. A protecting force accompanying ships or property on their way from place to place, either by sea or land.
  3. The ship or fleet conducted and protected; that which is conducted by a protecting force; that which is convoyed.
  4. Conveyance. [Obs.]

The winds give benefit, And convoy is assistant. Shak.