- convoy
[convoy 词源字典]
- convoy: see convey
[convoy etymology, convoy origin, 英语词源] - convoy (n.)
- early 16c., "the act of guiding or escorting for protection," from convoy (v.), late 14c., from Old French convoier, from Vulgar Latin *conviare, literally "go together on the road" (see convey). The meaning "train of ships or wagons carrying munitions or provisions in wartime under protection of escort" is from c. 1600.