Procession vs. Convoy — What's the Difference?

A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support.

A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner.

The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes.

The movement of such a group.

An accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops.

(Theology) Origination; emanation

A group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience.

To form or go in a procession.

To accompany, especially for protection; escort

The act of progressing or proceeding.

(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.

A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.

A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.

A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).

The act of convoying; protection.

Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.

(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.

(cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.

(intransitive) To travel under convoy.

(intransitive) To take part in a procession.

To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.

To honour with a procession.

The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.

To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).

A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.

The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.

That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.

Conveyance; means of transportation.

An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.

A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.

An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.

A procession of land vehicles traveling together

To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands.

A collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

To march in procession.

The act of escorting while in transit

To honor with a procession.

Escort in transit;

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;

The group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation;

The act of moving forward toward a goal