Salisbury Plain

American  

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

He previously visited them last November for their live firing exercises on Salisbury Plain.

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The fleet was withdrawn from service following a recent exercise named Titan Storm on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, when faults were discovered in the propshaft of some vehicles, which delivers power to the wheels.

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Some emerged vomiting from the vehicles, while others were shaking after the military exercise on Salisbury Plain, according to The Times newspaper.

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Arable farmer Tim Daw, whose land at All Cannings overlooks the MoD training site on Salisbury Plain, said he "must have seen three or four big fires this year" but found the smoke only a "mild annoyance".

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One villager who lives near the MoD's training site on Salisbury Plain said wildfires there, like the recent one in May, were "a perennial problem" and the MoD had to do more to control them and restrict the use of live ordnance to outside of the hottest months.

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