BOSTON MASSACRE


Meaning of BOSTON MASSACRE in English

ˌBoston ˈMassacre, the BrE AmE

one of the events that started the ↑ American Revolutionary War . In 1770 a group of Boston citizens, who were angry because the British army was in their town, threatened a British soldier. Other soldiers fired their guns into the crowd, killing five people.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.