gun-runningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡʌnˌrʌn.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡʌnˌrʌn.ɪŋ/the activity of bringing guns and other weapons into a country illegally, especially for use against the government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Trafficking & racketeering
- black market
- contraband
- counter
- missell
- pass
- racket
- racketeering
- run
- scalp
- scam
- scammer
- sell
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- smuggle
- the grey market
- tout
- traffic
- under the counter idiom