Convoy Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

convoy

1.) A number of merchant ships and/or naval auxiliaries usually escorted by warships and/or aircraft--or a single merchant ship or naval auxiliary under surface escort--assembled and organized for the purpose of passage together.

2.) A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander.

See Also:

• related convoy escort

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations