Convoy vs Chaperon - What's the difference?
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(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort
To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
* Emerson
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood.
* Howell
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
Convoy is a related term of chaperon.
As a proper noun convoy
is a village in ireland.As a noun chaperon is
an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.As a verb chaperon is
to accompany, to escort.convoy
English
Noun
(wikipedia convoy) (en noun)Verb
(en verb)- A frigate convoys a merchantman.
- I know ye skilful to convoy / The total freight of hope and joy.
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English
(wikipedia chaperon)Alternative forms
* chaperoneNoun
(en noun)- His head and face covered with a chaperon , out of which there are but two holes to look through.