v. To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort.n. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.n. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.n. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.n. Conveyance; means of transportation.n. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.