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PRONUNCIATION OF ESCORT VESSEL

escort vessel  [ˈɛskɔːt ˈvɛs əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCORT VESSEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escort vessel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESCORT VESSEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kaibōkan

Kaibōkan or coastal defense ship refers to a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense. The term escort ship is used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships. In the course of the war, the design was simplified and scaled down to permit larger numbers of vessels to be built more quickly.

Definition of escort vessel in the English dictionary

The definition of escort vessel in the dictionary is a ship that attends another for protection, guidance, or restraint, or as a mark of honour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCORT VESSEL


A-level
ˈeɪˌlɛv əl
achievable
əˈtʃiːvəb əl
adjustable
əˈdʒʌstəb əl
archival
ɑːˈkaɪv əl
cardcastle
ˈkɑːdˌkɑːs əl
coastal
ˈkəʊst əl
collectible
kəˈlɛktəb əl
comptable
ˈkɒmptəb əl
cortical
ˈkɔːtɪk əl
detachable
dɪˈtætʃəb əl
detassel
diːˈtæs əl
detectable
dɪˈtɛktəb əl
developmental
dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnt əl
dextrorsal
dɛkˈstrɔːs əl
divisional
dɪˈvɪʒən əl
downloadable
ˌdaʊnˈləʊdəb əl
editable
ˈɛdɪtəb əl
enjoyable
ɪnˈdʒɔɪəb əl
expandable
ɪkˈspændəb əl
foldable
ˈfəʊldəb əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCORT VESSEL

eschscholtzia
eschscholzia
esclandre
Escoffier
escolar
escopette
Escorial
escort
escort agency
escort duty
escortage
escot
escribano
escribe
escritoire
escritorial
escroc
escroll
escrow
escrow account

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCORT VESSEL

Bessel
blood vessel
Brussel
Cassel
chessel
coastguard vessel
free alongside vessel
IJssel
Kassel
merchant vessel
motor vessel
mussel
Overijssel
pressure vessel
recovery vessel
russel
salvage vessel
seed vessel
tassel
vessel

Synonyms and antonyms of escort vessel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «escort vessel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCORT VESSEL

Find out the translation of escort vessel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of escort vessel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escort vessel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护卫舰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buque de escolta
570 millions of speakers

English

escort vessel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एस्कॉर्ट पोत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة الحراسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эскорт судно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embarcação de escolta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এসকর্ট জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escorte des navires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal pengiring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Begleitschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

護衛艦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호위 선박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapal pendamping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu hộ tống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एस्कॉर्ट नौकेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eşlik gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

escort nave
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statek eskorty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ескорт судно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vas escorta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνοδό σκάφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

escort vaartuig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eskort kärl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eskortefartøy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of escort vessel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCORT VESSEL»

The term «escort vessel» is used very little and occupies the 156.060 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCORT VESSEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «escort vessel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «escort vessel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about escort vessel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCORT VESSEL»

Discover the use of escort vessel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escort vessel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oil and Wilderness in Alaska: Natural Resources, ...
By contrast, no regulatory requirement for a tug escort vessel system has been established for Cook Inlet. There was no tug escort vessel system in Cook Inlet until 2007, when one tug escort vessel was deployed in Cook Inlet as a voluntary  ...
George J. Busenberg, 2013
2
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History
On 28 February the General Board asked for studies of "an escort vessel designed to protect convoys against submarines in the western part of the North Atlantic where extensive opposition from the air is not expected." Simplified design for ...
‎2004
3
Code of Federal Regulations
(b) The regulations in this part establish minimum escort vessel requirements. Nothing in these regulations should be construed as relieving the master of a tanker from the duty to operate the vessel in a safe and prudent manner, taking into ...
4
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(b) The regulations in this part establish minimum escort vessel requirements. Nothing in these regulations should be construed as relieving the master of a tanker from the duty to operate the vessel in a safe and prudent manner, taking into ...
5
United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 3, January 2, ...
Vessel escort operations and towing assistance (a) In general Except in the case of a vessel in distress, only a vessel of the United States (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 46) may perform the following escort vessel operations ...
United States, United States. Congress. House. Office of the Law Revision Counsel
6
United States Code, 2000, Supplement 2, V. 3: Title 40, ...
Vessel escort operations and towing assistance (a) In general Except in the case of a vessel in distress, only a vessel of the United States (as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 46) may perform the following escort vessel operations ...
‎2005
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Escort vessel means any vessel that is assigned and dedicated to a tanker during the escort transit, and that is fendered and outfitted with towing gear as appropriate for its role in an emergency response to a disabled tanker. Laden means ...
8
Code of Federal Regulations Title 33: Navigation and ...
(b) The regulations in this part establish minimum escort vessel requirements. Nothing in these regulations should be construed as relieving the master of a tanker from the duty to operate the vessel in a safe and prudent manner, taking into ...
National Archives & Rec. Admin., 2009
9
World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied ...
East. of. Canada. Long. W70, 00 –W30, 00 Lat. N68, 00 – N43, 30 1 JANUARY 1941 Convoy HX.100 departed Halifax escorted by AMC CORMORIN, corvette COLLINGWOOD, and escort vessel OTTER. COLLINGWOOD and OTTER ...
Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith, Don Kindell, 2012
10
Churchill's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1939-1945
Above: Types of escort vessel. 1. The Vansittart of the V class as converted to a long-range escort, shown in 1943. 2. One of the Clemson class of American destroyers built in 1918—19, some of which were transferred to the Royal Navy in ...
Brian Lavery, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCORT VESSEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escort vessel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tall Ships sailing to Greenport
No definitive records exist, but the original vessel is believed to have been sunk while serving as an escort vessel for the Dutch in a war against ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Hokulea's sister canoe Hikianalia expected to return to Hawaii …
... powerful enough escort vessel and that it wouldn't be able to handle the rough waters during the Hokulea's voyage. They decided to replace ... «Hawaii News Now, Jun 15»
3
NL's role in the Battle of the Atlantic should be remembered, John …
An escort vessel called the corvette became synonymous with these convoys, helping shepherd the merchant ships. The corvettes — there ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
4
Navy considering fourth site possibility for submarine escort dock in …
PORT ANGELES — The Navy is exploring a fourth alternative for its $16.7 million submarine-escort vessel dock project on Ediz Hook. The site ... «Peninsula Daily, May 15»
5
Memorial Day 1945 was more bitter than sweet for Kalamazoo …
Holton, who was 23, survived that episode, but died a month later at Midway. In 1943, the Navy named a destroyer escort vessel in his honor. «MLive.com, May 15»
6
UH Hōkūleʻa navigators featured in Voice of the Sea
Several faculty and students throughout the university are currently in Tahiti to bring Hōkūleʻa's escort vessel, Hikianalia back home to the ... «UH System Current News, May 15»
7
Heywood veteran John Wilson chosen to speak at Westminster Abbey
Mr Wilson served in the Navy for over three years where he was a wireless operator on an Escort Vessel. After leaving the Navy, he joined the ... «Rochdale Online, May 15»
8
Hokule'a arrives safely on the east coast of Australia
It was accompanied by the escort vessel Gershon II. It has now reached the point where every stop going forward is new, unfamiliar territory. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 15»
9
'NOVA: Nazi Attack on America,' debuting Wednesday (May 6) on …
Herbert G. Claudius and his PC 566 escort vessel were not the reason. Ballard and his team reach a different conclusion via an examination of ... «NOLA.com, May 15»
10
NOVA's 'Nazi Attack On America' With Dr. Robert Ballard on PBS …
Twenty-five passengers were lost, but 404 survived, rescued by Captain Herbert G. Claudius, U.S. Navy commander of escort vessel PC 566. «Monsters and Critics.com, Apr 15»

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