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71convoy — ► NOUN ▪ a group of ships or vehicles travelling together under armed protection. ► VERB ▪ (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection. ● in convoy Cf. ↑in convoy ORIGIN originally in the senses «convey» …
72Convoy de la victoria — Part of the Spanish Civil War Date 5 August 1936 Location Mediterranean Sea, near Punta Carnero Result …
73Convoy PQ-3 — was the fourth of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on November 9, 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on …
74Convoy PQ-4 — was the fifth of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 17 November 1941 and arrived at… …
75Convoy PQ-5 — was the sixth of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 27 November 1941 and arrived at… …
76Convoy — Con voy, n. [F. convoi.] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. [1913 Webster] To obtain the convoy of a man of war. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons,… …
77convoy — [kän′voi΄; ] also, for v. [, kən voi′] vt. [ME convoien < OFr convoier: see CONVEY] to go along with as an escort, esp. in order to protect; escort n. 1. the act of convoying 2. a protecting escort, as for ships or troops 3. a group as of… …
78convoy — (n.) early 16c., the act of guiding or escorting for protection, from convoy (v.), late 14c., from O.Fr. convoier, from V.L. *conviare, lit. go together on the road (see CONVEY (Cf. convey)). The meaning train of ships or wagons carrying… …
79Convoy — For other uses, see Convoy (disambiguation). A convoy of merchant ships protected by airplanes en route to Cape Town during World War II A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and …
80Convoy rescue ship — During the Second World War purpose built convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships which had been attacked. Rescue ships were typically small freighters with passenger accommodations. Conversion to… …
