comboio — meaning in English

English meaning

• convoy noun A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

comboio is used for these senses in English:

• train A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. [from 15th c.]
• train A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel. [from 19th c.]

convoy — full definition

1. noun A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an armed escort for protection.
2. verb To travel together as a group, or to escort a group for protection.

train — full definition

1. noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.
2. noun A long, flowing part of a garment, especially a wedding dress, that trails along the ground.
3. noun A connected series of events, thoughts, or vehicles.
4. verb To teach someone a skill through instruction and practice.
5. verb To feed data into a computer program so it learns to perform a task.

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