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Wiltshire
[ wilt-sheer, -sher ]
noun
- Also Wilts [] a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). : Salisbury.
- one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.
- Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.
Wiltshire
/ -ˌʃɪə; ˈwɪltʃə /
noun
- a county of S England, consisting mainly of chalk uplands, with Salisbury Plain in the south and the Marlborough Downs in the north; prehistoric remains (at Stonehenge and Avebury); became a unitary authority in 2009: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Swindon unitary authority (established in 1997). Administrative centre: Trowbridge. Pop (excluding Swindon): 440 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Swindon): 3481 sq km (1344 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Wiltshire Police were called in July 2023 when a customer at the supermarket in Swindon reported being filmed while in the men's toilets.
Healey made the announcement on a visit to the MoD's cyber headquarters in Corsham, Wiltshire.
In the heart of north Wiltshire, I bump down another farm track, past a pond and a field of a dozen young brown calves.
The MoD's testing centre at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire declared the Chinook Mk2 helicopters "unairworthy" prior to the crash.
Festival-goers had booked accommodation and event tickets through Yurtel, based in Corsham, Wiltshire, but have since been told by the company that their bookings will not be fulfilled after it ceased trading on 8 May.
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