convoy escort

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

a military escort for a group of vehicles or ships

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Examples (10)

  • A destroyer was assigned to provide the convoy escort through hostile waters.
  • The mission's success depended on a strong naval convoy escort.
  • Several fighter jets acted as a convoy escort for the humanitarian aid trucks.
  • During the war, every supply ship required a dedicated convoy escort.
  • The admiral is reviewing the plans for the upcoming convoy escort operation.
  • Without a proper convoy escort, the fleet was vulnerable to submarine attacks.
  • The role of a convoy escort is to deter and engage any potential threats.
  • We need to dispatch an armed convoy escort for the shipment of valuable equipment.
  • The veteran recounted his days serving on a convoy escort in the Atlantic.
  • How many vessels are part of the convoy escort group for this transit?