Escort

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Escort may refer to:

Protection

  • Bodyguard, a security operative who accompanies clients for their personal protection
  • Police escort, a feature offered by law enforcement agencies to assist in transporting individuals
  • Safety escort service, a service provided on and around many college and university campuses to help ensure the safety of students and staff
  • Escort carrier, a small aircraft carrier used in World War II
  • Escort destroyer, a warship assigned to protect merchant ships in time of war
  • Escort fighter, a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers
  • Escort vehicle, a vehicle that escorts oversize trucks or large vehicle convoys on highways

Film

  • The Escort (1993 film), an Italian film directed by Ricky Tognazzi
  • The Escort (1996 film), a Canadian film directed by Denis Langlois
  • The Escort (1997 film), an American film directed by Gary Graver
  • The Escort (1999 film), a film written and directed by Michel Blanc
  • Escort (2001 film), a Chinese film directed by Qi Xing
  • Escort (2006 film), a Dutch film directed by Frank Ketelaar
  • The Escort (2015 film), an American film directed by Will Slocombe
  • The Escorts, UK distribution title of Amateur Night (film) starring Jason Biggs

Music

  • Escort (band), an American nu-disco band
  • The Escorts (American band), a 1950s/1960s rock and roll band from Iowa
  • The Escorts (British band), a Merseybeat group
  • The Escorts (American R&B group), a soul/R&B group formed in Rahway State Prison, New Jersey
  • Escort (album), by Escort, 2011
  • "Escort", a song by the Sea and Cake from The Biz, 1995

Processions

A type of procession, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner:

  • Cavalcade, a procession on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders
  • Motorcade, a procession of vehicles

Prostitution

  • Escort (call girl or male prostitute), a sex worker who advertises their work/services inconspicuously
    • Escort agency, a company that provides customers with sexual/romantic companions

Other uses

  • Escort (play), a 1942 play by the British writer Patrick Hastings
  • Escort (magazine), a British men's adult magazine
  • Ford Escort, a name used for various automobiles produced by Ford
  • Escort destroyer (disambiguation)
  • Escorts Group, an Indian engineering conglomerate manufacturing tractors and auto components

See also

  • Convoy, a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
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