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

After hearing nothing from the Met, the family spoke to a police officer they knew in Hampshire, who encouraged them to also report it to their local station in Gosport.

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At the Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Hampshire, in August 2019, a colleague said she had overheard Dr Holmes telling the woman she needed the scan - but that the patient did not hear.

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An independent panel previously found 456 patients died after being given opiates inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1987 and 2001.

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Mr Dymond, 63, from Gosport, was found dead a week after being accused of lying by the presenter during filming for the former ITV talk show.

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Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for a kidney condition at Southampton Children's Hospital.

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