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convoy

[kon-voi, kuhn-voi, kon-voi] / ˈkɒn vɔɪ, kənˈvɔɪ, ˈkɒn vɔɪ /
NOUN
guard, escort
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While the horrors of war at sea are well-known, the Allies’ ill-fated supply convoys from Iceland to Russia are an often-overlooked theater of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

In its post announcing the strike on a convoy of three boats carried out on 30 December, US Southern Command said that there had been a number of survivors, without specifying how many.

From BBC

A single freeze-up can knock out an entire weapons platform or immobilize a convoy.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the 63-year-old drove out of his house in a quiet Kuala Lumpur suburb, a convoy of SUVs and motorcycles roared up to his vehicle.

From BBC

The remaining convoys largely transport commercial goods that remain inaccessible to most of Gaza's 2.2 million people.

From Barron's