Goose Bay

noun

1. an air base in S central Labrador, in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the great circle route between New York and London: used as a fuel stop by some transatlantic airplanes.

Example Sentences

A Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was diverted to Goose Bay Airport on Sunday, a remote part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

From BBC

Eleven people, mostly from the birdwatching group, were onboard when the boat capsized on Saturday in Goose Bay near the town of Kaikōura.

From BBC

Vanessa Chapman told Stuff she and a group of friends had watched the rescue efforts unfold from Goose Bay, near Kaikōura.

From Seattle Times

And in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Capt. Erin Pratt, a search-and-rescue pilot with the Canadian Armed Forces, gave the flying wings that she had worn every day for seven years to Ms. Rutherford as a gesture of solidarity.

From New York Times

It had been on her lapel ever since Goose Bay.

From New York Times