Английский Этимологический словарь - convoy
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~1 n 1 a group of vehicles or ships travelling together (A convoy of lorries arrived bringing supplies of food and medicine. | in convoy) (We decided to travel in convoy so that no-one could lose their way.) 2 a group of armed vehicles or ships whose purpose is to travel with others in order to protect them (They were escorted through the danger area by a naval convoy. | under convoy (=protected by a convoy)) (The weapons were sent under convoy.) ~2 v to travel with something in order to protect it (Battleships helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(convoys) A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies... They travel in convoy with armed guards. N-COUNT: also in N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French convoier, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin *conviare — more at convey Date: 14th century accompany; especially to escort for protection II. noun Date: 1523 1. one that ~s; especially a protective escort (as for ships) 2. the act of ~ing 3. a group ~ed or organized for convenience or protection in moving ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a group of ships travelling together or under escort. 2 a supply of provisions etc. under escort. 3 a group of vehicles travelling on land together or under escort. 4 the act of travelling or moving in a group or under escort. --v.tr. 1 (of a warship) escort (a merchant or passenger vessel). 2 escort, esp. with armed force. Etymology: OF convoyer var. of conveier CONVEY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сопровождение; охрана under convoy of armed guards —- под вооруженной охраной 2. конвоирование convoy party —- воен. конвойная команда 3. транспорт 4. воен. автоколонна военнопленных под конвоем 5. погребальная процессия 6. воен. конвоировать; охранять the troopships were convoyed across the Atlantic —- войсковые транспорты конвоировать через Атлантический океан 7. уст. сопровождать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) сопровождение 2) mil. колонна автотранспорта; naut. конвой (караван судов с конвоирами) 3) погребальная процессия 4) attr. сопровождающий; конвойный Syn: see fleet 2. v. сопровождать; конвоировать Syn: see accompany ...Англо-русский словарь
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