convoy

(Inglês)

Noun

1. One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
2. A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
3. The act of convoying; protection.

Verb

1. (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
2. (intransitive) To travel under convoy.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).

Conceitos

comboio

🚋

comboiar

proteger

escolta

escoltar

Sinônimos

escort

accompany

caravan

accompaniment

guard

💂

fleet

procession

cortege

entourage

go along

go with

helper

land

line

motorcade

phalanx

predispose

protect

put

row

safe-conduct

see

👀

shelter

squire

train

🚋

walk

🚶

autocade

assistant

attend

chaperon

column

come along

conduct

Traduções

convoi

convoglio

Konvoi

Geleitzug

convoy

konwój

comboi

Geleit

autocolonna

konvooi

Kolonne

convoyer

escorte

νηοπομπή

κονβόι

Frases

At the Scandinavian convoy was sighted .

No comboio escandinavo foi avistado.

There she served as local convoy escort for the remainder of hostilities .

Lá, ela serviu como escolta de comboio local pelo restante das hostilidades.

In June , she participated in Operation Harpoon , providing air cover for the Malta-bound convoy .