Gunpowder Plot

/ˌgʌnˈpaʊdər plɑt/
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Definitions of Gunpowder Plot
  1. noun
    a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
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    type of:
    cabal, conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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