Salisbury Plain

noun

1. a plateau in S England, N of Salisbury: the site of Stonehenge.

Salisbury Plain

noun

1. an open chalk plateau in S England, in Wiltshire: site of Stonehenge; military training area. Average height: 120 m (400 ft)

Example Sentences

One of the most well-known is Stonehenge, the Neolithic monument on England’s Salisbury Plain.

From Washington Post

All of the three Fanshawe brothers are good; this one worked under me on Salisbury Plain.

From Project Gutenberg

We think of one tiny village to the south-west of Salisbury Plain, with a normal population of two or three hundred.

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In the early days of the war a valued worker on Salisbury Plain was the grandson of a famous Cornish revivalist.

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He groans in spirit upon Salisbury Plain, which might be made to produce all the corn we import.

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In many respects it resembles Salisbury Plain, and for many years has been put to the same use.

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