convoy
convoy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is convoy.
- What is the act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. Macaulay called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] Shak called?
- What is a drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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