Gossage

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A barrage balloon. UK, slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
blimpblimp

Etymology

Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4.

Related phrases

barrage balloon

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