Goose Bay

American  

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.

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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 • Dec. 12, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

It had been on her lapel ever since Goose Bay.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Leigh Smith told the Guardian from Goose Bay, 15 kilometres south of Kaikoura, that “the shaking was massive and violent the noise was horrendous”.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2016

We were due to go to Ireland next, and before crossing the Atlantic, our plane, a small jet, stopped for refueling in a remote place above the Arctic Circle called Goose Bay.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela