rum running
Prohibition-era contraband transport
Rum running is the illegal smuggling of alcoholic beverages, especially across borders or waterways.
The term gained prominence during American Prohibition (1920–1933), when smugglers transported liquor from Canada, the Caribbean, and ships anchored beyond territorial waters.
His grandfather made a fortune rum running during Prohibition.
Also spelled as one word: rumrunning.
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
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- Prohibition EraProhibition, bootleggers, bootlegging, bootlegger, speakeasies
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- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- drink historybootleggers, moonshine, speakeasies, temperance movement, 18th Amendment
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