ESCORT


Meaning of ESCORT in English

I. ˈes-ˌkȯrt noun

Etymology: Middle French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Vulgar Latin * excorrigere, from Latin ex- + corrigere to make straight, correct — more at correct

Date: 1579

1.

a.

(1) : a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy

(2) : the man who goes on a date with a woman

b. : a protective screen of warships or fighter planes or a single ship or plane used to fend off enemy attack from one or more vulnerable craft

2. : accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (as a ship)

II. is-ˈkȯrt, es-, ˈes-ˌ transitive verb

Date: 1708

: to accompany as an escort

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