convoyv. t.[F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey.] To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.()I know ye skillful to convoy
The total freight of hope and joy. (Emerson.)n.[F. convoi.]1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.()To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. (Macaulay.)2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.()3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.()When every morn my bosom glowed
To watch the convoy on the road. (Emerson.)4. Conveyance; means of transportation.(Shak.)5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.(Knight.)