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Convoy vs Procession - What's the difference?

convoy | procession |

As nouns the difference between convoy and procession

is that convoy is one or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels while procession is the act of progressing or proceeding.

As verbs the difference between convoy and procession

is that convoy is to escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection while procession is to take part in a procession.

As a proper noun Convoy

is a village in Ireland.

convoy

English

Noun

(wikipedia convoy) (en noun)
  • (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
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
  • A frigate convoys a merchantman.
  • * Emerson
  • I know ye skilful to convoy / The total freight of hope and joy.

    procession

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of progressing or proceeding.
  • (Bishop Pearson)
  • * Trench
  • That the procession of their life might be / More equable, majestic, pure, and free.
  • A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
  • a procession''' of mourners; the Lord Mayor's '''procession
  • * Shakespeare
  • the townsmen on procession
  • A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  • (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.
  • (Shipley)

    Derived terms

    * proceed * process * processional

    See also

    * march-past * fly-past * cavalcade * motorcade * -cade * cortege * parade

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a procession
  • (dated) To honour with a procession.
  • (transitive, legal, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
  • * Burrill
  • To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.

    Synonyms

    * process