Port Arthur

American  

noun

1. Lüshun.

2. a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake.

3. Thunder Bay

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Port Arthur British  

noun

1. a former penal settlement (1833–70) in Australia, on the S coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

2. the former name of Lüshun

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Example Sentences

Royal commissions had not been launched into previous tragedies like Port Arthur, Albanese pointed out, comments which were widely dismissed.

From BBC

It is the largest gun buyback since 1996, when Australia cracked down on firearms in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 35 people at Port Arthur.

From Barron's

In the days after the Port Arthur massacre, then-Australian prime ministerJohn Howard galvanised every state and territory to overhaul the country's gun laws.

From BBC

Speaking to media on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there are now more than 4 million firearms in Australia - more than at the time of the Port Arthur massacre.

From BBC

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to strengthen the country's gun laws, which were severely tightened following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania.

From BBC