Wiltshire

[wilt-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. Also Wilts a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). Salisbury.

2. one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.

3. Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.

Wiltshire

/ -ˌʃɪə, ˈwɪltʃə /

noun

1. 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

Leighann McCready said the armed forces had still not done enough to protect recruits after her daughter Jaysley Beck was found dead in her barracks in Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in 2021.

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She was found dead five months later in her barracks at Larkhill, Wiltshire.

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Military police were first alerted to the allegations and handed the lead on the investigation to Wiltshire Police earlier this year, after the scale of the complaints became clear.

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Wiltshire Police say their enquiries to date have revealed "non-recent" offending spanning several decades at various army locations.

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The department also urged anyone with more information to contact Wiltshire Police.

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