blockade-runner

[ blo-keyd-ruhn-er ]

/ blɒˈkeɪdˌrʌn ər /

noun

a ship or person that passes through a blockade.

Origin of blockade-runner

First recorded in 1860–65

OTHER WORDS FROM blockade-runner

block·ade-run·ning, noun

Words nearby blockade-runner

Blocadren, Bloch, Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome, block, blockade, blockade-runner, blockage, block and tackle, block anesthesia, block association, blockboard

Example sentences from the Web for blockade-runner

My despatch boats chased the blockade-runner close to Syra harbour, both parties keeping up a warm running fight.
Sketches From My Life|Hobart Pasha
Swartz, the secret agent, blockade-runner, and "best spy in the Federal army" was before me.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
The necessary alterations to fit her for a blockade-runner were at once commenced.
The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner|John Wilkinson
A blockade-runner like the Kate, which made forty trips or more, would enrich her owners almost beyond the dreams of avarice.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson

The Virginius was a steamer which was built in England during the civil war, and was used as a blockade-runner.
Cuba|Arthur D. Hall

单词	blockade-runner
释义	blockade-runner [ blo-keyd-ruhn-er ] / blɒˈkeɪdˌrʌn ər / noun a ship or person that passes through a blockade. Origin of blockade-runner First recorded in 1860–65 OTHER WORDS FROM blockade-runner block·ade-run·ning, noun Words nearby blockade-runner Blocadren, Bloch, Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome, block, blockade, blockade-runner, blockage, block and tackle, block anesthesia, block association, blockboard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blockade-runner My despatch boats chased the blockade-runner close to Syra harbour, both parties keeping up a warm running fight. Sketches From My Life\|Hobart Pasha Swartz, the secret agent, blockade-runner, and "best spy in the Federal army" was before me. Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins\|John Esten Cooke The necessary alterations to fit her for a blockade-runner were at once commenced. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner\|John Wilkinson A blockade-runner like the Kate, which made forty trips or more, would enrich her owners almost beyond the dreams of avarice. The Civil War Through the Camera\|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson The Virginius was a steamer which was built in England during the civil war, and was used as a blockade-runner. Cuba\|Arthur D. Hall
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