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| caballero |
a lady's escort. [1/3 definitions] |
| color guard |
those who carry and escort a country's flag or several colored flags in a parade or ceremony. |
| convoy |
the troops, ships, or the like serving as a protective escort. [1/5 definitions] |
| corvette |
a small, swift, lightly armed ship, used esp. as an escort. [1/2 definitions] |
| escort |
the state of being accompanied by an escort. [2/5 definitions] |
| esquire |
to accompany or escort in public. [1/4 definitions] |
| frigate |
a maneuverable warship used for escort. [1/2 definitions] |
| marshal |
to escort or lead (someone), esp. in a formal manner. [1/8 definitions] |
| outrider |
one who rides before a vehicle, wagon train, procession, or the like as a scout, guide, or escort. [1/2 definitions] |
| safe-conduct |
the privilege of passing unmolested through a particular region, such as a contested area in wartime, or the document or escort authorizing such passage. [1/2 definitions] |
| squire |
to escort (a woman), as to a grand social occasion. [1/6 definitions] |
| take |
to transport or escort. [1/36 definitions] |
| take out |
to escort (a person or animal) for a walk or to a place, sometimes with the object of treating them to something like a meal or a form of recreation. [1/3 definitions] |
| usher |
to lead, escort, or show (others) (usu. fol. by "into," "in," "out," or "to"). [1/6 definitions] |
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