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Collocations for convoy - noun

ADJECTIVE

armed, army, military, naval, troop
truck (AmE), vehicle
fuel, logistics, supply (all esp. AmE)
aid, food, humanitarian, relief
the proposal to send 500 armed soldiers to escort food convoys

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VERB + convoy

lead
escort, protect
ambush, attack, hit, target

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convoy + VERB

carry sth
arrive
move, pass, travel
A roadside bomb exploded as the convoy passed.

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PREPOSITION

in convoy
The trucks were driving in convoy.
The ships sailed in convoy.
convoy of
a large convoy of trucks carrying medical supplies
convoy to
the next aid convoy to the war-torn region

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