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  • a procession
    Procession
    A procession is, in general, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner....

    • retinue
      Retinue
      A retinue is a body of persons "retained" in the service of a noble or royal personage, a suite of "retainers."-Etymology:...

    • cavalcade
      Cavalcade
      Cavalcade may refer to:*Cavalcade, a horseback procession, parade, or mass trail ride*A huge parade*A huge procession*Cavalcade *Cavalcade , 1933 Academy Award-winning film*Cavalcade , Argentine film...

    • motorcade
      Motorcade
      A motorcade is a procession of vehicles. The term motorcade is a neologism coined by Lyle Abbot , and is formed after cavalcade on the false notion that "-cade" was a suffix meaning "procession"...

  • Escort vehicle
    Escort vehicle
    An escort vehicle is an automobile used to escort trucks with large loads, convoys of large vehicles, guide motorists through construction sites, and assist aircraft in taxiing from the runway to the tarmac at many airports...

    , a vehicle that escorts oversize trucks or large vehicle convoys on highways
  • military escort vehicles
    • Escort aircraft carrier
      Escort aircraft carrier
      The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier , was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the British Royal Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy in World War II. They were typically half the length and one-third the displacement of the larger fleet carriers...

      , a small aircraft carrier used in World War II
    • A warship
      Warship
      A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. Warships are usually built in a completely different way than merchant ships. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more maneuverable than merchant ships...

       assigned to protect merchant ships
      Merchant vessel
      A merchant vessel is a ship that transports cargo and passengers during peace time. During wars, the same ships are auxiliaries to the navies of their respective countries, and are called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel....

       in time of war. For example, an Escort destroyer
      Escort destroyer
      A Escort Destroyer is a US Navy post World War II classification for destroyers modified for and assigned to a fleet escort role. These destroyers retained their original hull numbers...

       was a destroyer
      Destroyer
      In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers .Before World War II, destroyers were light vessels without the endurance...

       modified for and assigned to a fleet escort role in World War II
      World War II
      World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

    • Escort fighter
      Escort fighter
      The escort fighter was a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers to and from their targets.The perfect escort fighter had long range, a lengthy combat loiter time to protect the bombers, and enough internal fuel to return home...

      , a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers
  • Escort agency
    Escort agency
    Escort agencies are companies that book and dispatch escorts to a customer's house, hotel room, or requested location. Some agencies also provide escorts for longer durations, who may stay with the client or travel along on a holiday or business trip...

    , a company that provides customers with companions, usually for sexual intercourse
    Sexual intercourse
    Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract. The two entities may be of opposite sexes or not, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...

    • a call girl
      Call girl
      A call girl or escort is a sex worker, who, , is not visible to the general public. Nor does she usually belong to an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency. The client must make an appointment, usually by calling a telephone number — hence the term "call...

    • a male escort - male prostitution
      Male prostitution
      Male prostitution is the sale of sexual services by a male . The gender of the customer and the sexual act or sexual behavior that the prostitute engages in with that person may not correspond to the prostitute's own sexual orientation...



Brands and proper name:
  • Escort, trademark of Escort Inc., radar detector manufacturer
  • Ford Escort (Europe), a motor vehicle
  • Ford Escort (North America), a motor vehicle
  • "Escort" (The Sea and Cake song), a song by The Sea and Cake
  • The Escorts (Iowa band), a rock & roll band from Iowa
  • The Escorts (Liverpool band)
    The Escorts (Liverpool band)
    The Escorts were a Merseybeat band from Liverpool, England. In 1963, they were voted the ninth most popular group in Liverpool by readers of Mersey Beat magazine.-Career:They originally consisted of:...

    , a Merseybeat group
  • Escort (magazine)
    Escort (magazine)
    Escort is a British men's adult magazine, or softcore magazine, which falls under the description of pornography, or erotica.By 2008, Escort was in its 28th year, or volume. The content is a combination of photographs and text, with the photographs almost entirely being those of partially or...

    , a British men's adult magazine
  • Escorts group
    Escorts group
    The Escorts Group is one of the highly diversified engineering conglomerates located in Faridabad, Haryana, India.-Tractors:Escorts manufactures a wide range of tractors, automotive components, railway equipment and construction & material handling equipment...

    , an Indian engineering conglomerate manufacturing tractors and auto components
  • The Escort
    The Escort
    The Escort is a 1993 Italian crime film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Claudio Amendola - Angelo Mandolesi* Enrico Lo Verso - Andrea Corsale* Carlo Cecchi - Judge Michele de Francesco...

    , a 1993 Italian film