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blockade-runner

/blɒˈkeɪd ˌrʌn.ər/

Traduction: Nom désignant un navire ou un bateau qui tente de franchir ou de contourner un blocus naval, souvent pour livrer des marchandises ou violer un embargo.

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noun

C1formalcommon/blɒˈkeɪd ˌrʌn.ər/

A noun referring to a ship or vessel that attempts to pass through or circumvent a naval blockade, often to deliver supplies or break an embargo.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un navire ou un bateau qui tente de franchir ou de contourner un blocus naval, souvent pour livrer des marchandises ou violer un embargo.
  1. Ship that evades a blockade C1 formal

    A vessel designed or used to pass through or around a naval blockade, often to deliver supplies or break an embargo.

    • The blockade-runner slipped past the enemy fleet under cover of darkness.
    • During the war, blockade-runners brought essential goods to the besieged city.
    • The crew of the blockade-runner risked capture every time they sailed.

    🇫🇷forceur de blocus

    Synonymes: runner

  • blockade-runners plural form
  • blockade-runners' possessive plural form
  • blockade-runner's possessive singular form