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Gosport
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English
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Alternative forms
en gosport common noun
Etymology
Possibly from en goose or en gorse, or from en God God's en port.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɒspɔː(ɹ)t/
Proper noun
en town/and/borough in co/Hampshire cc/England, next to Portsmouth OS grid ref SZ6199. District map (Hampshire)
en 4 October 2026 Duncan Kennedy Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast BBC News A police cordon was in place on Haslar Road in Gosport, where the atmosphere at the protest mostly remained peaceful. 5 October 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261005085614/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmrly809n8p6o
en comm town:pref/Brighton co/Northumberland County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en ucomm co/Clarke County s/Alabama c/USA.
en town twp:Suf/Wayne co/Owen County s/Indiana c/USA.
en former town on x/Star Island s/New Hampshire c/USA now part of the town:pref/Rye co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire.
Noun
en Gosport tube.
en 2015 Dewey Cassell The Incredible Herb Trimpe 31 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
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