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convoy

convoy

noun kohn-BOY Rare

Origin: From French convoi.

Usage Note

Convoy refers to a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for protection or coordination: un convoy militar, un convoy humanitario. The plural is convoyes (adding -es because the word ends in a consonant). The stress falls on the final syllable.

Examples

"El convoy llegó sin incidentes."

Natural Translation

The convoy arrived without incident.

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