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Otterburn

[ ot-er-burn ]

noun

  1. a village in central Northumberland, in NE England: battle of Chevy Chase 1388.


Otterburn

/ ˈɒtəˌbɜːn /

noun

  1. a village in NE England, in central Northumberland: scene of a battle (1388) in which the Scots, led by the earl of Douglas, defeated the English, led by Hotspur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Private Conor McPherson, 24, was fatally injured in 2016 at Otterburn, Northumberland.

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He had been taking part in field training known as Exercise Wessex Storm, which was split between Otterburn Training Area and Salisbury Plain.

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Video footage shows the vehicle lying on its side on the A696 near Otterburn, Northumberland.

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About 30 homes in the Otterburn area were flooded, while many roads were left impassable.

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In 2017, it launched the 8.3-metre-tall Skybolt 2 from the back of a converted truck in Otterburn, a village in Northumberland, making it the largest rocket operational in the UK at that time.

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