a town in S England, in Hampshire on Portsmouth harbour: naval base since the 16th century. Pop: 69 348 (2001)
gosport in American English
(ˈɡɑsˌpɔrt, -ˌpourt)
noun
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft
Word origin
[1940–45; after Gosport, England]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, debrief, snorkel, zap