English-Thai Dictionary
convoy
N ยานพาหนะ ที่ เดินทาง ไป ด้วยกัน accompany yan-pa-ha-na-ti-doen-tang-pai-duai-kan
convoy
N ยานพาหนะ หรือ เรือ คุ้มกัน การ เดินทาง escort guard yan-pa-ha-na-rue-ruea-kum-kan-kan-doen-tang
convoy
VT คุ้มกัน การ เดินทาง escort kum-kan-kan-doen-tang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONVOY
v.t.[L., to carry, to bear or carry, to bring along. ] To accompany on the way for protection, either by sea or land; as, ships of war convoyed the Jamaica fleet; the troops convoyed the baggage wagons. When persons are to be protected, the word escort is used.
CONVOY
n. 1. A protecting force accompanying ships or property on their way from place to place, either by sea or land. By sea, a ship or ships of war which accompany merchantmen for protection from an enemy. By land, any body of troops which accompany provisions, ammunition or other property for protection.
2. The ship or fleet conducted and protected; that which is conducted by a protecting force; that which is convoyed. The word sometimes includes both the protecting and protected fleets.
3. The act of attending for defense.
4. Conveyance.
CONVOYED
pp. Attended on a passage by a protecting force.
CONVOYING
ppr. Attending on a voyage or passage for defense from enemies; attending and guarding.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONVOY
Con *voy ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convoyed; p.pr. & vb. n. Convoying. ]Etym: [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey. ]
Defn: To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy. Emerson.
CONVOY
Con "voy, n. Etym: [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.
CONVOY PENNANT
Con "voy pen "nant. A white pennant with red border, carried: (a ) Forward on all vessels on convoy duty. (b ) Alone by a senior officer present during evolutions or drills, when it commands "Silence. " (c ) Over a signal number, when it refers to the signal number of an officer in the Annual Navy Register.
New American Oxford Dictionary
convoy
con voy |ˈkänˌvoi ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ | ▶noun a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection. ▶verb |ˈkänˌvoi, kənˈvoi ˈkɑːnvɔɪ | [ with obj. ] (of a warship or armed troops ) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles ) for protection. PHRASES in convoy (of traveling vehicles ) as a group; together: the army trucks had passed through in convoy the previous evening. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey, ’ ‘conduct, ’ and ‘act as escort ’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey ).
Oxford Dictionary
convoy
convoy |ˈkɒnvɔɪ | ▶noun a group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection: a convoy of lorries. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a warship or armed troops ) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles ) for protection. PHRASES in convoy as a group; together: the army trucks had passed through in convoy the previous evening. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey ’, ‘conduct ’, and ‘act as escort ’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
convoy
convoy noun a convoy of vehicles: group, fleet, cavalcade, motorcade, cortège, caravan, line, train. ▶verb the ship was convoyed by army gunboats: escort, accompany, attend, flank; protect, defend, guard.
Oxford Thesaurus
convoy
convoy noun the convoy of vehicles left at 11.30 p.m. group, fleet, cavalcade, motorcade, cortège, caravan, company, line, train, procession; Brit. informal crocodile. ▶verb 1 the ‘Trumbull ’ was to convoy a provision ship to the San Domingo station: escort, accompany, attend, flank; protect, guard, defend. 2 Remington found himself convoying Miss Lawton through the hall: escort, accompany, go with, attend, conduct, guide, shepherd, usher.
French Dictionary
convoyer
convoyer v. tr. verbe transitif Escorter pour protéger des personnes, des biens. employer Conjugaison Le y se change en i devant un e muet. Je convoie, je convoierai. Le y est suivi d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous convoyions, (que ) vous convoyiez.
convoyeur
convoyeur n. m. nom masculin 1 Navire de guerre. 2 Agent chargé d ’accompagner des marchandises transportées. : Un convoyeur de fonds. 3 Transporteur automatique.
Spanish Dictionary
convoy
convoy nombre masculino 1 Conjunto de vehículos terrestres o marítimos, generalmente escoltados por otros vehículos, que trasladan mercancía y personas de un lugar a otro, especialmente en una guerra :el convoy de 36 autobuses, escoltado por dos coches de las fuerzas de seguridad jordana, empezó su travesía hasta Aqaba .2 Escolta de un conjunto de vehículos terrestres o marítimos .3 Vehículo constituido por varios vagones arrastrados por una locomotora, que circula sobre raíles y se utiliza para el transporte de personas o de mercancías :las puertas permanecieron bloqueadas hasta que el convoy llegó a la siguiente estación .SINÓNIMO ferrocarril, tren .4 Esp, Venez Utensilio para el servicio de mesa con un recipiente para el aceite, otro para el vinagre y, a veces, uno para la sal y otro para la pimienta .También convoy de mesa .SINÓNIMO aceiteras, vinagreras .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del francés convoi ‘acompañamiento de un entierro, etc. ’, ‘escolta de soldados o navíos ’, derivado de convoyer ‘escoltar, acompañar ’, y este del latín *conviare, derivado a su vez de via ‘camino ’. Por analogía, el término se ha aplicado a grupos de personas o cosas que se dirigen a un lugar determinado .El plural es convoyes .
convoyar
convoyar verbo transitivo Escoltar a una persona o cosa en el desplazamiento de un lugar a otro .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
convoy
con voy /kɑ́nvɔɪ |kɔ́n -/名詞 複 ~s U C 1 輸送船団, 輸送車隊 ▸ in convoy 船団 [車隊 ]を組んで 2 護送, 護衛 ; 護送部隊 [艦隊, 車隊 ]▸ under convoy 護送されて 動詞 /kɑ́nvɔɪ, kənvɔ́ɪ |kɔ́n -/~s ; ~ed ; ~ing 他動詞 〈軍艦などが 〉〈物資 軍隊など 〉を護送する .