Boston Harbor
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2.8
- proper noun
- /ˈbɔstən ˈhɑrbər/
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Puerto de Boston
- Boston Harbor is one of the most polluted harbors in the United States.
- Boston Harbor cleanup
- clean up Boston Harbor
And originally they did, they went out and took three Scottish transports in Boston, Boston Harbor.
- And originally they did, they went out and took three Scottish transports in Boston, Boston Harbor.
Examples
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For example, the cleanup of Boston Harbor alone will cost over $6 billion.
Academic text (1992) -
Before MWRA commenced its Boston Harbor cleanup, CSOs discharged up to seven billion gallons of untreated sewage each year into the harbor.
Academic text (1997) -
Covering nearly 50 square miles, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground for all sorts of waste.
Academic text (1992) -
The original Tea Party threw tea into Boston Harbor in revolutionary times because they said no taxation without representation.
Blog text (27) -
Festival highlights include lectures, slow air workshops, an Irish language course, recitals, sessions, and an evening cruise on Boston Harbor.
Fiction book (1999) -
Footnotes: The lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor was the first established in what is today the United States in 1716.
Academic text (2007) -
The 757 glides almost silently over Boston Harbor as it sweeps in toward Logan Airport.
Fiction book (1995) -
On a dark December night in 1773, men disguised as Indians boarded three ships anchored in Boston Harbor.
Fiction book (2000) -
East Boston, Massachusetts lies across Boston Harbor from the rest of the city.
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Covering nearly 50 square miles, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground for all sorts of waste.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward place-name built from 'Boston' (the city) + 'harbor' (sheltered coastal water), so its basic meaning — the harbor located in Boston — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional locative naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE's basic sense (even if they may not know its historical or commercial details).
Etymology
Boston Harbor is the big natural harbor next to the city of Boston; a harbor is a 'place for ships' to shelter and trade. It is famous for the Boston Tea Party, when people threw tea into the water, so the name now brings to mind both ships and an important historical 'seaport'.