v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Convoyed p. pr. & vb. n. Convoying. ] [ F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey. ] To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman. [ 1913 Webster ]

I know ye skillful to convoy
The total freight of hope and joy. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. convoi. ] 1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort. [ 1913 Webster ]

To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance. [ 1913 Webster ]

When every morn my bosom glowed
To watch the convoy on the road. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A white pennant with red border, carried: (a) Forward on all vessels on convoy duty. (b) Alone by a senior officer present during evolutions or drills, when it commands “Silence.” (c) Over a signal number, when it refers to the signal number of an officer in the Annual Navy Register. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]