escort service
Americannoun
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escort services
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of escort service
First recorded in 1920–25 as escort agency
Example Sentences
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The strategists said it’s unclear that the U.S. administration will want to maintain a permanent Middle East naval escort service that’s been helping more oil get out — “a critical unknown at this juncture.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
That said, Draper said that right before Season 1 of “Mormon Wives” dropped on Hulu in September 2024, she was given “proof” that Ngatikaura had been using an escort service in Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Additionally, CSU provides an app linking students to the university's police department and offers a free safety escort service for campus and nearby student housing.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Roosevelt created the Atlantic squadron in January 1939 and gradually expanded a U.S. naval patrol and escort service for shipping headed for England.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Our torpedo boats are particularly adapted for escort service, and make it feasible to restrict the number of large battle ships used for this purpose.
From Operations Upon the Sea A Study by Franz, Freiherr von Edelsheim
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