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Goose Bay

American  

noun

  1. an air base in S central Labrador, in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the great circle route between New York and London: used as a fuel stop by some transatlantic airplanes.


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Vanessa Chapman told Stuff she and a group of friends had watched the rescue efforts unfold from Goose Bay, near Kaikōura.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

It had been on her lapel ever since Goose Bay.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

While conditions were good when they left Goose Bay Airport in Canada on the second day of a five-day journey, they quickly deteriorated.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2020

Leigh Smith told the Guardian from Goose Bay, 15 kilometres south of Kaikoura, that “the shaking was massive and violent the noise was horrendous”.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2016

We were due to go to Ireland next, and before crossing the Atlantic, our plane, a small jet, stopped for refueling in a remote place above the Arctic Circle called Goose Bay.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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