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blockade-runner
[ blo-keyd-ruhn-er ]
noun
- a ship or person that passes through a blockade.
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Other Words From
- block·ade-running noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blockade-runner1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Like the blockade runner, closely pursued by the man of war, he threw overboard all the cargo that could impede his speed.
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Well, no; not exactly; but this steamer is nothing but a blockade runner, and such craft don't take prisoners.
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It was just the night for a blockade runner, and the captain believed that an attempt would be made to get out at this time.
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Beyond an occasional chase, generally useless, after a fleet blockade-runner, the sailors had absolutely no employment.
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But the blockade-runner can't stand being used for target-practice long.
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