vessel escort

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• vessel — n. tube in the body 1) a blood vessel ship, boat 2) to charter a vessel 3) to launch a vessel 4) a cargo; escort; oceangoing vessel * * * [ ves(ə)l] escort oceangoing vessel [ ship, boat ] to charter a vessel [ tube in the body ] a blood vessel a …   Combinatory dictionary

• Escort carrier — The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier (popularly known as the jeep carrier ), was a small aircraft carrier utilized by the Royal Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy in World War II. In the Atlantic the escort… …   Wikipedia

• escort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, military, motorcycle, police, security ▪ convoy, destroyer, fighter (esp. AmE) (all military) …   Collocations dictionary

• vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …   Collocations dictionary

• escort — escorts, escorting, escorted (The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱skɔː(r)t[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪskɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]].) 1) N COUNT An escort is a person who travels with someone in order to protect or guard them. He arrived with a police escort… …   English dictionary

• escort — 01. The young girl was [escorted] to the graduation dance by her boyfriend. 02. My mom and dad are divorced, but my dad still acted as my mom s [escort] to my wedding. 03. The Queen was [escorted] into Parliament by the Prime Minister. 04. The… …   Grammatical examples in English

• vessel — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube, LC, LSD, LSM, SC, aircraft carrier, aircraft tender, ammunition ship, argosy, ark, assault transport, bark, battleship, bawley, beaker, bilander, blackjack, boat, bomb ketch, bottom,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Destroyer escort — A destroyer escort (DE) is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti… …   Wikipedia

• Type D escort ship — No.2 on 26 February 1944 at Tokyo Bay Class overview Name: No.2 class escort ship …   Wikipedia

• Crane vessel — Wind Lift I, Emden harbor, Emden, Germany …   Wikipedia

• Ocean boarding vessel — Ocean boarding vessels (OBVs) were merchant ships taken over by the Royal Navy for the purpose of enforcing wartime blockades by intercepting and boarding foreign vessels. Ships Ship Date launched/ completed Date requisitioned/ commissioned… …   Wikipedia