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escort
Found in thesaurus: defender, shielder, protector, guardian, protection, tender, attendant, attender, familiar, fellow, associate, comrade, companion, accompany
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escort
v.
accompany, attend (in order to guide, protect, guard, etc.)
n.
person or group of persons who protect or guide; armed guard (of ships, planes, etc.); man who accompanies a woman (on a date, to a dance, etc.)
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Escort
Escort may refer to:
Protection
- Police escort, a feature offered by law enforcement agencies to assist in transporting individuals
- Safety escort service, a service provided on and around many college and university campuses to help ensure the safety of students and staff
- Escort aircraft carrier, a small aircraft carrier used in World War II
- Escort destroyer, A warship assigned to protect merchant ships in time of war.
- Escort fighter, a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers
- Escort vehicle, a vehicle that escorts oversize trucks or large vehicle convoys on highways
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escort
Noun
1. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
(synonym) bodyguard
(hypernym) defender, guardian, protector, shielder
(hyponym) outrider
(member-holonym) guard, bodyguard
2. the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
(synonym) accompaniment
(hypernym) protection
(hyponym) convoy
3. an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
(hypernym) attendant, attender, tender
(hyponym) color guard
4. a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
(synonym) date
(hypernym) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
(hyponym) blind date
(member-holonym) date, appointment, engagement
Verb
1. accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
(hypernym) accompany
(hyponym) squire
(derivation) date
2. accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"
(synonym) see
(hypernym) accompany
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escort
n.
escort, person or group of persons who protect or guide; armed guard (of ships, planes, etc.); man who accompanies a woman (on a date, to a dance, etc.)
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escort
v.
eskortovat; doprovodit
n.
eskorta; doprovod; společník/společnice
