gosport

[gos-pawrt, -pohrt]

noun

a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.

Nearby words

Origin of gosport

First recorded in 1940–45; after Gosport, England

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for gosport

William—absent Kate and Prince George—arrived by helicopter to Gosport Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Hampshire today.
William Has a Tipple in the Line of Duty|Tom Sykes|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a couple of hours Portsmouth, Gosport and Portsea had ceased to be towns.
The World Peril of 1910|George Griffith
I designed to stay longer in order to see the navy-yard in Gosport, a mile distant from Norfolk; Mr. Meyau would accompany me.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
She's over there at the Gosport Navy Yard, and she's almost ready.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

A respectable farmer, residing in a village near Gosport, had a terrier dog who was his constant companion.
Anecdotes of Dogs|Edward Jesse
Between Windsor and Gosport alone there are fifteen junctions, and every one of these is a possible danger-spot.
Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gosport

Gosport

noun

a town in S England, in Hampshire on Portsmouth harbour: naval base since the 16th century. Pop: 69 348 (2001)

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