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Definition of Convay

Con*voy" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Convoying.] [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.

Con"voy (?), 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. [Obs.] Shak.

5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A group of vehicles travelling in formation for mutual support, such as resisting attacks by an enemy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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