convoy
verb (used with object)
to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
convoys
Example Sentences
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Then, in safer waters, national or third-party vessels await for ship-to-ship transfers from the convoys to then sail to the buyer’s final destinations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Generally speaking, however, tanker convoys, escorted by air and sea by the U.S. military, do the perilous transit through the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The trucking convoys are the latest example of ways the global economy has shown surprising resilience in the face of war-related shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Last week's protests grew from slow-moving convoys on motorways and restricted access to Dublin's busiest streets, to a part blockade of Ireland's only oil refinery and restricted access to at least two other fuel depots.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
All Alex told his sisters was that the city was under a quarantine and once that ended, the convoys would be running again.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
