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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 blockadeplay

  Familiarity information: BLOCKADE-RUNNER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLOCKADE-RUNNER (noun)


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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