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blockade runner

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vehicle, typically a naval one, with the purpose of transporting cargo across a military blockade.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: lamač blokády — nautical: A ship used to get through a naval blockade
  • German: Blockadebrecher — nautical: A ship used to get through a naval blockade
  • Hebrew: פּוֹרֵץ הֶסְגֵּר (poréts hesgér) — nautical: A ship used to get through a naval blockade
  • Ottoman Turkish: آبلوقه قچاقجیسی (abluka kaçakçısı) — nautical: A ship used to get through a naval blockade