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Synonyms for escort

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɛs kɔrt; verb ɪˈskɔrt

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Définition of escort

Origin :
  • 1570s, in military sense, from Middle French escorte (16c.), from Italian scorta, literally "a guiding," from scorgere "to guide," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + corrigere "set right" (see correct). The sense of "person accompanying another to a social occasion" is 1936.
  • noun protection; accompaniment
  • verb act as a companion, guard
Example sentences :
  • "Your escort was accepted because you were the first to offer it," said Halbert.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Did you not insist on going home with Hester Paine, when I had offered my escort?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • My place was at Hester Paine's side, since she had accepted my escort.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • And now, may I have the honor of asking you to accept the escort of Mr. Cassidy to our gallery.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But I want to see this fight, and I won't get there if the colonel sends an escort.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • At length the horses and the greater part of the escort had to be abandoned.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Lieutenant Wynter brought these back, as an escort to the guns.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Thus the battery was left with no other escort than thirty sappers.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • When he drove out his escort consisted of a couple of Cossacks.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The plan of the conspirators had been to shoot down the horses and overpower the escort.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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