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.
例文
1. A convoy of United Nations trucks rolled into Sarajevo today.
今日、国連トラックチームがサラエボに入った。
2.We took our place at the head of the convoy .
私たちは護送チームの先頭に並んでいます。
3.There 'sunlikely to be firm news about the convoy 's progress for some time.
しばらくの間、車列の進行状況に関する正確なメッセージはあり得ない。
4.The convoy wound its way through the West Bank.
車列はヨルダン川西岸をくねくねと通っている。
5.He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.