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BLOCKADE-RUNNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blockade-runner mean?
• BLOCKADE-RUNNER (noun)
The noun BLOCKADE-RUNNER has 1 sense:
1. a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
Familiarity information: BLOCKADE-RUNNER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("blockade-runner" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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