es|cort

es|cort
es|cort «noun. EHS krt; verb. ehs KRT», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a person or a group going with another person or persons, or with valuable goods, to see that they are kept safe or to honor them: »

An escort of ten airplanes greeted the famous aviator. Her escort to the party was a tall young man.

2. one or more ships or airplanes serving as a guard: »

During World War II Canada's destroyers served as escorts to many convoys.

3. the act of going with another as an escort.
–v.t.
to go with to keep safe or to honor: »

Warships escorted the troopship. He enjoyed escorting his cousin to the movies.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under accompany. (Cf. ↑accompany)
╂[< Middle French escorte < Italian scorta < scorgere to guide < Vulgar Latin excorrigere < Latin ex- out + corrigere set right, correct]

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