gosport
[gos-pawrt, -pohrt]
- a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
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Origin of gosport
First recorded in 1940–45; after Gosport, England
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Examples from the Web for gosport
Contemporary Examples
William—absent Kate and Prince George—arrived by helicopter to Gosport Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Hampshire today.
Historical Examples
She's over there at the Gosport Navy Yard, and she's almost ready.
The Long RollMary Johnston
That on which he was convicted, was for defrauding the post-master of Gosport of 3l.
About as many reach Portsmouth and Gosport, to the perplexity of the authorities.
William Pitt and the Great WarJohn Holland Rose
In a couple of hours Portsmouth, Gosport and Portsea had ceased to be towns.
The World Peril of 1910George Griffith
The largest is James river, with Portsmouth and Gosport near the mouth.
Hurricane HurryW.H.G. Kingston
Gosport
- a town in S England, in Hampshire on Portsmouth harbour: naval base since the 16th century. Pop: 69 348 (2001)
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