First Known Use: 1579
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1escort
noun es·cort \ˈes-ˌkȯrt\
: a person or group of people who go with someone to give protection guidance
: a group of vehicles, ships, or planes that provide protection
: a man who goes with a woman to a social event
Full Definition of ESCORT
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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
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: accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (as a ship)
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Origin of ESCORT
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
Rhymes with ESCORT
abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cavort, cohort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport
2escort
verb es·cort \is-ˈkȯrt, es-, ˈes-ˌ\
: to go with (someone or something) to give protection or guidance
Full Definition of ESCORT
transitive verb
: to accompany as an escort
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First Known Use of ESCORT
1708
ESCORT Defined for Kids
1escort
noun es·cort \ˈe-ˌskȯrt\
Definition of ESCORT for Kids
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: a person or group that accompanies someone to give protection or show courtesy <a police escort>
2
: the man who goes with a woman to a social event
2escort
verb es·cort \i-ˈskȯrt\
es·cort·edes·cort·ing
Definition of ESCORT for Kids
: to accompany someone to protect or show courtesy
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