Aberdeen Proving Ground

American  

noun

1. a federal reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Maryland, S of Aberdeen and on W Chesapeake Bay, that is the site of a military testing ground.

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Example Sentences

In 2015, an unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours with two fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts as it dragged its tether across power lines.

From Seattle Times

Hamilton and Cunningham worked together for about six months at Fort McCoy before Cunningham left the base in January 2020 to become temporary police chief at another base, the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

From Seattle Times

“That wasn’t really on my radar because I knew I wasn’t going to get a carry permit at that time,” said Novotny, a contractor at the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground.

From Washington Post

The nation's bird soars at Conowingo Dam, a power-generating station on the Susquehanna River, and at Aberdeen Proving Ground, which was once on the nation's list of most hazardous sites for its legacy of pollution from munitions testing.

From Salon

“The level of sickness and death in the civilian sector was scores more than what anyone had experienced back in the Army,” said Cobleigh, who is stationed now at Fort Riley, Kansas, but will soon move to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

From Seattle Times