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Escort

/ɛˈskɔrt/
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(noun) A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

May I escort you home?
He traveled with a large escort.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police provided an ____ for the ambulance as it rushed to the hospital.

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