convoy
verb (used with object)
to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
convoying
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present participleof convoy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“If something didn’t send an alarm signal that we needed to have serious assets or protection and convoying of our vessels in that area then I want to know why not.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2019
By the time I reached San Clemente, there were four of us convoying at about 20 mph on the 5 to Oceanside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2018
Dr Labrosse said the main application would be for convoying, where a series of automated vehicles are led by a human driver or a smarter robot at the front.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2015
Morris Gest, when convoying an attraction on tour revels in such rows in the newspapers.
From Time Magazine Archive
David F., good work in convoying subchasers, 178Brest, as destroyer base, 134, 300Brindisi, rendezvous for attack on Durazzo, 200Briscoe, Lt.-Commr.
From The Victory At Sea by Burton J. Hendrick
