Convoy vs Decoy - What's the difference?
convoy | decoy |
(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
A person or object meant to lure something to danger.
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
To act or use a decoy.
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
* Goldsmith
In transitive terms the difference between convoy and decoy
is that convoy is to escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection while decoy is to lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.As a proper noun Convoy
is a village in Ireland.convoy
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(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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(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- to decoy''' troops into an ambush; to '''decoy ducks into a net
- E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy , / The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.