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 an very important person, important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public offic ...

, a security operative who accompanies clients for their personal protection *

Police escort A police escort, also known as a law enforcement escort, is a service offered by police and law enforcement to assist in transporting important individuals or resources. This is done by means of assigning police vehicles, primarily cars or moto ...

, 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 slower type of aircraf ...

, a small aircraft carrier used in World War II *

Escort destroyer An escort destroyer was a small warship built to full naval standards which was optimised for air-defence and anti-submarine duties in wartime, but which retained many of the capabilities of a traditional fleet destroyer, enabling it to conduct ...

, a warship assigned to protect merchant ships in time of war *

Escort fighter The escort fighter was a concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers to and from their targets. An escort fighter needed range long enough to reach the target, loiter over it for the duration of the raid to defend the bombers, a ...

, 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 alert other road users of an upcoming trucks with large loads, convoys of large vehicles or to guide motorists through construction sites. They are also used t ...

, 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 * ''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) ''Amateur Night'' is a 2016 American crime sex comedy film written and directed by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse. Their early experiences in Hollywood were the basis for the plot of the film. The film stars Jason Biggs, Jenny Mollen, Janet Montg ...

starring Jason Biggs

Music

Escort (band) Escort is an American nu-disco band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Dan Balis, Eugene Cho and Darius Maghen including (previous) lead vocalist Adeline Michèle, they are known for their modern and live dance music sound. Founders D ...

, an American nu-disco band *

The Escorts (Iowa band) The Escorts (later the Do's & the Don'ts) was an American 1960s rock and roll band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association's Hall of Fame inducted this band in the year that the Hall of Fame was started, in 1997. They we ...

, a 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 ...

, a Merseybeat group *

The Escorts (New Jersey vocal group) The Escorts, also known as the Legendary Escorts, were an American R&B vocal group formed by musicians incarcerated at Rahway State Prison in 1970. Background While incarcerated at Trenton State Prison in 1968, founding member Reginald Pro ...

, 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 A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. History Processions have in all peoples and at all times been a natural form of public celebration, as forming an orderly and impressive ceremony. Religious ...

, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner: *

Cavalcade A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass distance ride by a company of riders. Sometimes the focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display and the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. ...

, a procession on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders *

Motorcade A motorcade, or autocade, is a procession of motor vehicles. Uses can include ceremonial processions for funerals or demonstrations, but can also be used to provide security while transporting a very important person. The American presidenti ...

, a procession of vehicles

Prostitution

* Escort (

call girl A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street prostitution, street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by ...

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

), a sex worker who advertises their work/services inconspicuously **

Escort agency An escort agency is a company that provides escorts for clients, usually for sexual services. The agency typically arranges a meeting between one of its escorts and the client at the customer's house or hotel room (outcall), or at the escort' ...

, 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 Escorts Kubota Limited, formerly Escorts Limited, is an Indian multinational conglomerate that operates in the sectors of agricultural machinery, construction machinery, material handling, and railway equipment. Its headquarters are located i ...