Что (кто) такое Convoy - определение
GROUP OF VEHICLES TRAVELING TOGETHER
Convoys; Military convoy; Naval convoy; Military escort; Atlantic convoys; Merchant convoy; Truck convoy; Atlantic convoy
![Strykers]] traveling between [[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]] during the [[Iraq War]], 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Convoy from Baghdad to Kuwait DVIDS310958.jpg?width=200 "Strykers]] traveling between [[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]] during the [[Iraq War]], 2010")
![A convoy of trucks waiting for military forces to secure a stretch of road in [[Afghanistan]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Convoy of trucks in Afghanistan.jpg?width=200 "A convoy of trucks waiting for military forces to secure a stretch of road in [[Afghanistan]]")
convoy
['k?nv??]
¦ noun a group of ships or vehicles travelling together and accompanied by armed troops or warships for protection.
¦ verb (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.
Phrases
in convoy (of travelling vehicles) as a group.
Origin
ME (orig. Scots, in the senses 'convey', 'conduct', and 'act as escort'): from Fr. convoyer, from med. L. conviare (see convey).
convoy
(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
convoy
n.
1) to form a convoy
2) in, under convoy (to travel in convoy)
Википедия
Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.
Примеры произношения для Convoy
1. of Axon and Convoy.
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2. who's guarding a convoy.
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3. like us move freight convoy.
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4. with a convoy in the Mediterranean,
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5. was when he was a convoy commander,
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Примеры употребления для Convoy
1. Convoy targeted Another bomb was reported to have targeted a US military convoy, witnesses said.
2. The Iraqi convoy commander said he believes the gunmen were aware the convoy was carrying ballots.
3. As the convoy passed the town of Al Taqaddum, a roadside bomb exploded, halting the convoy but not injuring anyone.
4. The convoy leader, meanwhile, pushes the cars ahead of the convoy off the road, to the shoulder.
5. The convoy that was struck had broken off from the main body of vehicles after the convoy encountered traffic jams.