armed escort
11Armed Forces of Malta — Not to be confused with Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Armed Forces of Malta Forzi Armati ta Malta Founded 19 April 1973 Service branches Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Malta Headquarters Luqa …
12escort — n. /es kawrt/; v. /i skawrt /, n. 1. a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen. 2. an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The… …
13escort — 1. noun a) A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of… …
14escort — a paid heterosexual partner Originally, a body of armed men, whence a person accompanying another. Usually in this sense a female who, on payment of a further fee, reveals herself as a prostitute: One was a persistent escort of Arabs.… …
15escort — noun /ˈɛskɔt / (say eskawt) 1. a body of persons, or a single person, ship or ships, etc., accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy. 2. a person accompanying another to a dance, party, etc.; partner. 3. an armed guard …
16escort — n 1. chaperon, accompanier, companion; attendant, squire, assistant, aide, aide de camp; usher, guide, pilot, conductor, leader; guardian, shepherd, protector, protectress, matron, tutelary, tutelar, tutor, tutoress, governess, nursemaid, (in… …
17Armed merchant ship — The term armed merchant ship may describe a number of similar ship modifications intended for significantly different missions. This page is intended as a list to offer the reader links to articles of interest.* East Indiaman describes late 18th… …
18armed — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ heavily, well ▪ lightly ▪ fully PREPOSITION …
19escort — I. noun Etymology: Middle French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from Latin ex + corrigere to make straight, correct more at correct Date: 1579 1. a. (1) a person or group of persons… …
20escort — es•cort n. [[t]ˈɛs kɔrt[/t]] v. [[t]ɪˈskɔrt[/t]] n. 1) a person or persons accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy 2) mil an armed or protective guard, as a body of soldiers or ships 3) a man who accompanies a woman… …
