convoying

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“convoying” is listed under Convoy.

Origin: F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See Convey.

To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.

I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy.— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54