Gosport

//ˈɡɒspɔː(ɹ)t// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Gosport tube. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "It was all done through Gosports, which was a rubber tube and a funnel thing that looked like you measure stuff with. The ends were plugged into your helmet and you talked to each other through this rubber hose […]"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Gosport. alt-of

    "Then the young man shouted into the gosport to those who had remained faithfully in the engine room feeding the furnaces […]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and borough in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth (OS grid ref SZ6199).
  2. 2
    A community in the town of Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.
  4. 4
    A town in Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
  5. 5
    A former town on Star Island, New Hampshire, United States, now part of the town of Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Synonyms

All synonyms
direction findergosport tubeinstrument

Example

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"It was all done through Gosports, which was a rubber tube and a funnel thing that looked like you measure stuff with. The ends were plugged into your helmet and you talked to each other through this rubber hose […]"

Etymology

Possibly from goose or gorse, or from God's port.

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