gosport

[ gos-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈgɒsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

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

Words nearby gosport

gospeler, gospeller, gospels, gosplan, gospodin, gosport, goss, gossaert, gossamer, gossan, gosse

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Example sentences 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

/ (ˈɡɒsˌpɔːt) /

noun

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

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