0 present participle of convoy
1 to travel with a vehicle or group of people to make certain that they arrive safely:
I think that at some point it became apparent to somebody that there is not much point in convoying ships to an indefensible port.
We have far fewer vessels for convoying, with a possibility that they will have very much more work to do.
I did not say there were "unnecessary" delays in the convoying.
You are relying upon the convoying cruisers to protect the merchant-men.
The speed of the convoy protection ship does not need to be very much in excess of the maximum of the ships it is convoying.
There are not enough ships to provide convoying.
The first is by convoying merchant ships.
The answer lies on convoying and in sufficient escort vessels, sufficient hunting craft and aircraft, and in the closest possible co-operation between the ships and carrier-borne and land-based aircraft.