gosport

[ gos-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun

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

Gosport

/ ˈɡɒsˌpɔːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gosport¹

First recorded in 1940–45; after Gosport, England

Example Sentences

William—absent Kate and Prince George—arrived by helicopter to Gosport Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Hampshire today.

From The Daily Beast

Directly you have landed I shall take the Osprey to Gosport, and lay her up there.

From Project Gutenberg

A curious steam ferry-boat runs backwards and forwards between Portsmouth and Gosport.

From Project Gutenberg

But now something concerning Portsmouth and its neighbouring town of Gosport.

From Project Gutenberg

He paid several visits to Whitehaven, where was his banker, and to Gosport, where his lawyer lived.

From Project Gutenberg

The two airships circled slowly over Gosport and Portsmouth, dropping their torpedoes wherever a worthy mark presented itself.

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