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Synonyms for convoy

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

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a procession of land vehicles traveling together

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a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

the act of escorting while in transit

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escort in transit

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They complained at Madrid, and obtained the consent of the weak-minded Philip that the convoy, without discharging its cargo, should remain sequestered in the roads of Vigo until the enemy had disappeared.
In an incredibly short space of time the formation of the battleships changed in accordance with my commands, the ten that were to guard the way to Omean were speeding toward their destination, and the troopships and convoys were closing up in preparation for the spurt through the lane.
Convoy, the Seattle-based digital freight brokerage (DFB), is in the process of raising a Series D round of venture capital funding and is asking for a $3 billion valuation, FreightWaves has learned.
The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) was bombing a militant site in southern Idlib this morning as the Turkish military was sending to a convoy towards the city of Khan Sheikhoun.
LIVERPOOL was the most important convoy port in Britain in the Second World War, when groups of merchant ships, escorted by the Royal Navy, maintained a lifeline of supplies across the Atlantic.
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) medical convoy to Turkey has completed its operations there, after performing major surgeries for Syrian refugees at SEVG Hospital in Reyhanly, a town at the Syria-Turkey border.
Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) medical convoy to Turkey has completed its work there, performing major surgeries for Syrian refugees at SEVG Hospital in Reyhanli, a town on the Syria-Turkey border.
[22/April/2019] Dhamar, 22 April (Saba) - The people of Dhamar province on Monday presented a convoy of cash in the amount of 60 million riyals in support of Drones' industry belonging to the Army in sign of loyalty and gratitude to Head-of-martyrs, the ex-president Saleh al-Samad.
An official said a CRPF convoy will not have more than 40 vehicles and the number of armed and bulletproof vehicles escorting convoys will also increase as part of the new Standard-Operating Procedure (SOP) for the movement Indian troops.
The Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumah quoted a security sources within the Iraqi popular forces of Hashd al-Shaabi as reporting that a long convoy of the US army, including a sum of 50 vehicles carrying military hardware, crossed Kuwait's border and entered a region West of the town of al-Ramadi.
A group of Omanis will lead a convoy of camels across the desert covering over 100km over four days in a bid to promote winter tourism in the country.
LAKKI MARWAT -- An independent candidate survived assassination bid after his election convoy was allegedly fired upon by workers of the rival candidate in Tehsil Sarai Naurang on Saturday, Police said.
Egypt sends aid and medical convoys to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 22 -- Press photo CAIRO - 26 May 2018: Al Azhar second medical and relief aid convoy will leave Cairo on Sunday heading for the Gaza Strip upon directives of Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb.
KASUR -- The convoy of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan reportedly met with an accident involving vehicle of Ali Musa Gilani, the son of former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, near Jumber (Pattoki) on Sunday night.