0 a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection:
1 to travel with a vehicle or group of people to make certain that they arrive safely:
2 a group of ships or vehicles that travel together, esp. for protection:
Any arrangements for liaison in connection with military convoys depend on the nature of the cargo being carried.
I am not sure that military convoys often use motorway service areas.
The abnormally high proportion of commercial traffic on that road tends to accumulate into convoys; and not just little convoys.
I know perfectly well what is the opinion, the adverse opinion, as to the possibility of convoys.
She could make no further contribution to the safety of the evacuation convoys, which were the fleet's next main concern.
Nevertheless, liaison is maintained with those local police forces which might have such convoys passing through their area of responsibility.
He said very clearly that aircraft carriers were necessary for the protection of our convoys outside the radius of shore-based fighters.
The result is that the convoys go out in front in order to get those two enemy machines down.
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