Escort may refer to:

Protection

Bodyguard A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects a person or a group of people — usually witnesses, high-ranking public officials or officers, w ...

, 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 The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft ...

, a small aircraft carrier used in World War II *

Escort destroyer An escort destroyer with United States Navy hull classification symbol DDE was a destroyer (DD) modified for and assigned to a fleet escort role after World War II. These destroyers retained their original hull numbers. Later, in March 1950, th ...

, 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 An escort vehicle, also called a pilot vehicle in most areas, is an automobile used to escort trucks with large loads, convoys of large vehicles, guide motorists through construction sites, and assist aircraft in taxiing from the runway to the ap ...

, a vehicle that escorts oversize trucks or large vehicle convoys on highways

Arts and media

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 * ''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

Music

* Escort (band), an American nu-disco band *

The Escorts (American band) ''The Escorts (later The Do's & Don'ts'') are a 1950s and 1960s Rock and roll band from Iowa, United States. The Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association's Hall of Fame inducted this band in the year that the Hall of Fame was started, 1997. They were o ...

, a 1950s/1960s rock and roll band from Iowa *

The Escorts (British band) The Escorts were a Merseybeat band formed in October 1962 in Liverpool, England, by three classmates who had just left the Morrison School for Boys in Rose Lane, Allerton — Mike Gregory, Terry Sylvester and John Kinrade. In 1963, they were v ...

, a Merseybeat group *

The Escorts (American R&B group) The Escorts, also known as the Legendary Escorts, were an American R&B group formed in Rahway State Prison in 1970. Background While incarcerated at Trenton State Prison in 1968, founding member Reginald Prophet Haynes began practicing doo- ...

, 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

Theatre

* ''Escort'' (play), a 1942 play by the British writer Patrick Hastings

Publishing

* ''Escort'' (magazine), a British men's adult magazine

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 motorcade, or autocade, is a procession of vehicles. Etymology The term ''motorcade'' was coined by Lyle Abbot (in 1912 or 1913 when he was automobile editor of the ''Arizona Republican''), and is formed after ''cavalcade'', playing off of ...

, a procession of vehicles

Prostitution

* Escort ( call girl or

male prostitute Male prostitution is the act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment. It is a form of sex work. Although clients can be of any gender, the vast majority are older males looking to fulfill their sexual needs. Male pro ...

), a sex worker who advertises their work/services inconspicuously ** Escort agency, a company that provides customers with sexual/romantic companions

Other uses

* Ford Escort (disambiguation) * Escort destroyer (disambiguation) * Escorts Group, an Indian engineering conglomerate manufacturing tractors and auto components