military convoy
Troops on wheels
A military convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together under armed protection, typically transporting troops, supplies, or equipment through hostile or potentially dangerous territory.
The formation provides security through numbers and coordinated defense: The military convoy moved slowly through the mountain pass.
Attacks on military convoys are a common tactic in guerrilla warfare.
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- armored vehiclesPlated military transport machines
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- troop movementRelocation of military personnel
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
escort · tanks · supply · supply line · patrol · ambush · checkpoint · war zone · dust · desert · formation · column · road march · soldiers · security detail · route · attack · protection
- convoysmotorcade, caravan, fleet, wagon train, armada
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
- Military Transporttroop transport, airlift, sealift, troopship, transport plane
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- road closuresroadblock, detour, barricade, lane closure, tunnel closure
military convoycommercial fleet
Business-owned vehicle collection
passenger bus · tour group · school bus · commuter traffic · commercial traffic
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