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• gosport
  gosport

  noun

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

  noun

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

gosport

American  

[gos-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈgɒsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

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

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Gosport British  

/ ˈɡɒsˌpɔːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gosport

First recorded in 1940–45; after Gosport, England

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Gosport

This sets a new UK record for the highest June temperature, surpassing the 36.1C set in Gosport, Hampshire, on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Temperatures could be as high as 37 or 38C around central southern England, which would beat the new June record set on Wednesday in Gosport.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Matt Styler, of Gosport, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The Home Office said Campsfield was the first of several new detention facilities planned, including Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire, which closed in 2015.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

One, in the middle, was neatly done up with turf, and is supposed to contain the remains of the late Lord of Gosport.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson