gunrunning

[ guhn-ruhn-ing ]

noun

the smuggling of guns or other ammunition into a country.

Origin of gunrunning

First recorded in 1880–85; gun¹ + running

Other words from gunrunning

gunrunner, noun

Words Nearby gunrunning

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How to use gunrunning in a sentence

If this has something to do with gunrunning,” he mused, “it would make Iran-contra look like the Romper Room.
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He frankly admitted that Carson made himself liable to be tried for high treason at the time of the Larne gunrunning.
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British Dictionary definitions for gunrunning

gunrunning

/ (ˈɡʌnˌrʌnɪŋ) /

noun

the smuggling of guns and ammunition or other weapons of war into a country

Derived forms of gunrunning

gunrunner, noun

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