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

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 • Aug. 4, 2022

At the command's protocol office, the person who answered a phone in late January referred all queries to the Aberdeen Proving Ground offices in Maryland.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

The island is part of Aberdeen Proving Ground, an Army facility northeast of Baltimore and on the opposite side of the bay from the Sassafras.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2016

Given the gape of the hole and the fact that the road traverses Aberdeen Proving Ground, there’s a good chance it wasn’t made by a bullet.

From New York Times • May 30, 2016

Colonel Wesley, the commanding officer of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, welcomed Carnes and Dr. Bird warmly.

From The Great Drought by Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul)