convoy in Japanese
convoy in Japanese is 船団, 車列 — convoy means a group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
convoy in Japanese
船団
Pronounced: sendan
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
車列
Pronounced: sharetsu
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
What does "convoy" mean?
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noun A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
"A convoy of army trucks moved slowly through the town."
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verb To travel together as a group, or to escort a group for protection.
"Naval ships convoyed the merchant fleet across the Atlantic."
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convoy in a sentence
- A convoy of army trucks moved slowly through the town.
- The aid convoy was delayed at the border for hours.
- Naval ships convoyed the merchant fleet across the Atlantic.
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What is "convoy" in Japanese?
"convoy" in Japanese is 船団, 車列. convoy means: A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
How do you pronounce 船団?
"convoy" in Japanese is 船団, pronounced "sendan".
How do you use "convoy" in a sentence?
Example: "A convoy of army trucks moved slowly through the town." In Japanese, "convoy" is 船団, 車列.
Are there other ways to say "convoy" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "convoy": 船団, 車列.
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