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  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

The Home Office said 149 migrants were picked up on Sunday in a mid-Channel rescue operation by the RNLI, alongside a French vessel, and were brought ashore at Gosport.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In a post on social media, the MP said: "This is a good result. All day I have been making the case to the Home Office that this boat should not disembark in Gosport."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Disturbing cases of neglect and malpractice in Gosport and Leeds have previously prompted calls for regulation.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The new June temperature record for the UK of 36.1C was provisionally set on Wednesday afternoon in Gosport, Hampshire.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

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