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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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next As part of its growing presence in the Indian Ocean, China has maintained a continuous naval task force deployment in the Gulf of Aden for escort missions amid piracy since 2008.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
More than 150 participants were escorted by the Miami fire and police departments, and led by Grand Marshals Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia, Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez, and mascots Billy the Marlin and Miami Kids Magazine’s Sharky.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
While the massive masterpieces surely make a statement on their own, the float escorts are responsible for bringing the creation to life with a high-energy performances and positive vibes from start to finish.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next As part of its growing presence in the Indian Ocean, China has maintained a continuous naval task force deployment in the Gulf of Aden for escort missions amid piracy since 2008.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
Things appeared to escalate midway through the fourth quarter when a fan donning a Kings jacket sitting near the Kings’ bench was escorted out by a member of the team’s security staff.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
More than 150 participants were escorted by the Miami fire and police departments, and led by Grand Marshals Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia, Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez, and mascots Billy the Marlin and Miami Kids Magazine’s Sharky.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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