- block|ade-run|ner
- block|ade-run|ner «blo KAYD RUHN uhr», noun.1. a ship that tries to make a run into or out of a port that is being blockaded.2. the owner, captain, or one of the crew of such a vessel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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