Porton Down

proper noun

A science park near Porton, Wiltshire, England that is home to two British military research facilities

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Meanings

proper noun
  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
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APA

Porton Down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porton%20Down

MLA

“Porton Down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porton%20Down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porton Down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porton%20Down.

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