gunrunning

[ guhn-ruhn-ing ]

noun

1. the smuggling of guns gun or other ammunition into a country.

gunrunning

/ ˈɡʌnˌrʌnɪŋ /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈgunˌrunner, noun

Other Words From

• gunrunner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunrunning¹

First recorded in 1880–85; gun ¹ + running

Example Sentences

If this has something to do with gunrunning,” he mused, “it would make Iran-contra look like the Romper Room.

From The Daily Beast

He frankly admitted that Carson made himself liable to be tried for high treason at the time of the Larne gunrunning.

From Project Gutenberg