convoy
- convoy
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ armed, army, military, naval, troop
▪ truck (AmE), vehicle
▪ fuel, logistics, supply (all esp. AmE)
▪ aid, food, humanitarian, relief
▪ the proposal to send 500 armed soldiers to escort food convoys
VERB + CONVOY
▪ lead
▪ escort, protect
▪ ambush, attack, hit, target
CONVOY + VERB
▪ carry sth
▪ arrive
▪ move, pass, travel
▪ A roadside bomb exploded as the convoy passed.
PREPOSITION
▪ in convoy
▪ The trucks were driving in convoy.
▪ The ships sailed in convoy.
▪ convoy of
▪ a large convoy of trucks carrying medical supplies
▪ convoy to
▪ the next aid convoy to the war-torn region
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