escort

/ˈɛskɔrt/
verb
  1. To accompany someone or something to protect, guide, or show the way.
    • The police officer escorted the lost child back home.
    • She escorted her grandmother to the doctor's appointment.
    • The security guard will escort you to the exit.
noun
  1. A person or group that accompanies someone to protect, guide, or provide companionship.
    • The hikers had a local guide as their escort through the mountains.
    • She hired an escort to accompany her to the gala.
    • The president's motorcade included a police escort.
  2. A vehicle or group of vehicles that accompanies another for protection or guidance.
    • The VIP's car was flanked by an escort of black SUVs.
    • A motorcycle escort led the ambulance through traffic.
    • The convoy had a military escort for safety.