noun
1.
the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil
2.
the point at which a person becomes very angry, or a situation is likely to become violent :
Racial tension has reached boiling point .
noun
1.
the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil
2.
the point at which a person becomes very angry, or a situation is likely to become violent :
Racial tension has reached boiling point .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005