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gunrunning

gunrunning noun: the smuggling of arms and ammunition.

Noun

gunrunning (usually uncountable, plural gunrunnings)

  1. (usually) The smuggling of arms and ammunition.

Forms of gunrunning

pluralgunrunnings

Origin of gunrunning

From gun + running.

Questions about gunrunning

What does gunrunning mean?
Gunrunning means the smuggling of arms and ammunition.
What part of speech is gunrunning?
Gunrunning is a noun.
What is the plural of gunrunning?
The plural of gunrunning is gunrunnings.

Words near gunrunning in the dictionary

  1. gunracks
  2. gunroom
  3. gunrooms
  4. gunrunner
  5. gunrunners
  6. gunrunning
  7. gunrunnings
  8. guns
  9. guns and butter
  10. guns and roses
  11. guns blazing

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