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Salisbury Plain

American  

noun

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


Salisbury Plain British  

noun

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

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"If glaciers had carried rocks all the way from Scotland or Wales to Stonehenge, they would have left a clear mineral signature on the Salisbury Plain," Dr. Clarke said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Among the places visited is Stonehenge, the megalith circle on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

On Thursday, British authorities charged a pair of climate change activists for vandalizing Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalithic structure on a chalk plateau known as the Salisbury Plain.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

People watch the midsummer sun rise over the megalithic monument of Stonehenge on June 21, 2005, in Salisbury Plain, England.

From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023

These camps were established all over the country, for Aldershot and Salisbury Plain were altogether inadequate.

From With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War by Sellers, William Edward

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