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Meaning of Porton Down | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“Tests at Porton Down, the government's biological warfare laboratory, confirmed the substance was ricin, a poison for which there is no cure.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Portor Portorreal Portosan portous portovenography Portoviejo

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