Gatwick

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An airport in Crawley borough, West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and Brighton (OS grid ref TQ2841).
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7313).
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Shackleford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9145).

Example

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"There are many towns and villages in England with names ending in -wick, such as Warwick, Gatwick, Keswick, Berwick, and Longwick, among many others."

Etymology

From Old English gāt (“goat”) and wīċ (“-wick”).

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west sussex

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