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Porton Down

Porton Down proper noun: a science park near Porton, Wiltshire, England that is home to two British military research facilities.

Proper noun

Porton Down

  1. A science park near Porton, Wiltshire, England that is home to two British military research facilities
    • Tests at Porton Down, the government's biological warfare laboratory, confirmed the substance was ricin, a poison for which there is no cure.2025 January 24, “How red flags over Southport killer were repeatedly missed”, in BBC

Questions about Porton Down

What does Porton Down mean?
Porton Down means a science park near Porton, Wiltshire, England that is home to two British military research facilities.
What part of speech is Porton Down?
Porton Down is a proper noun.

Words near Porton Down in the dictionary

  1. portolano
  2. portolanos
  3. portolans
  4. portomesenteric
  5. Porton
  6. Porton Down
  7. portoportal
  8. portopulmonary
  9. Portor
  10. Portorreal
  11. Portorreals

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