- A formation of ships - An armed escort - Procession - To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to
attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. - The act of attending for defense; the state of being so
attended; protection; escort. - A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed
in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence,
clothing, etc., and having an armed escort. - A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way
from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or
guidance.