Convoy and Patrol

Convoy

Convoy noun - The act of escorting while in transit.

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Patrol and convoy are semantically related In some cases you can use "Patrol" instead the word "Convoy" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: convoyed, convoying

Patrol noun - The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes.

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Convoy and patrol are semantically related in detail topic. Sometimes you can use "Convoy" instead the word "Patrol" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: patrolled, patrolling

regular	regular convoy	regular patrol
small	small convoy	small patrol
entire	entire convoy	entire patrol
massive	massive convoy	massive patrol
Other adjectives: large, passing, lone, military, imperial, naval, armored, invisible.

A patrol car is seen tailing the convoy shortly before the crossing, then one member of the Mexican convoy tries to kill Kate during the shootout.

Source: Film / Sicario
Dick O'Kane of USS Tang won the Medal of Honor for his last patrol — by ripping apart a Japanese convoy in a surface night attack, long after even Japanese escorts started carrying radar and making surface attacks incredibly hazardous.

Source: Ace Pilot
The backstory for the series has the main character, John Geary, order the evacuation of his patrol ship just before charging at the Syndic warships that ambushed the convoy at the opening stages of the Alliance-Syndic war.

Source: Abandon Ship

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