Definition of convoy

• v. t. - To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
• n. - The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
• n. - 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.
• n. - A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.
• n. - Conveyance; means of transportation.
• n. - A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.