"Armed escort" refers to a situation where a person or group of people, typically with weapons, accompany or protect someone or something. They ensure safety and guard against potential threats. Full definition
Watch any recent American war - based action movie or high - level governmental drama on TV and you'll notice there's almost always a convoy of Chevy SUVs whisking VIPs around with heavily armed escorts on board. (automobilemag.com)
Back then the government even arranged huge armed escorts for people to travel to the coast on holiday as independent travel was prohibitively dangerous. (gapyear.com)
I will get a t shirt made up — «I'd rather be worst ever champions than best ever runners up» and wear that around Stamford Bridge... with an armed escort of course. (arsenalfcblog.com)