plural escorts
1
a(1)
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection, provide supervision, or as a courtesy
a police escort
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
(2)
: a man who goes with a woman to a social event
(3)
: a person and especially a sex worker who is hired to go with someone to a social event
—often used before another noun
an escort service/agency
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
2
: accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (such as a ship)
escorted; escorting; escorts
: to accompany as an escort
Examples of escort in a Sentence
Noun
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
The bombers were protected by a fighter escort.
Everyone was surprised when she arrived at the party without an escort.
Verb
Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base.
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Around 80 soldiers rode in the procession as part of the Sovereign’s escort, which accompanies the royal carriages.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
Within the hour, Robinson arrived at Brooksby’s office, escorted by his parents and family friend, where they were greeted by plainclothes detectives, Brooksby said.
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Noun
The carriage procession through the estate was flanked by 80 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, forming the Sovereign's escort.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Around 80 soldiers rode in the procession as part of the Sovereign’s escort, which accompanies the royal carriages.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Vance escorted Kirk's casket from Utah to Arizona on Air Force Two.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
Within the hour, Robinson arrived at Brooksby’s office, escorted by his parents and family friend, where they were greeted by plainclothes detectives, Brooksby said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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escort
1 of 2 noun
es·cort
ˈes-ˌkȯ(ə)rt 
1
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or show courtesy
2
: the man who goes on a date with a woman
3
: a protective screen of vehicles, warships, or planes
motorcycle escort
fighter escort
escort
2 of 2 verb
es·cort
is-ˈkȯ(ə)rt
es-ˈ
es-ˈ
ˈes-ˌ
: to go along with as an escort
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