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Gossage

Gossage noun: a barrage balloon.

Noun

Gossage (plural Gossages)

  1. (UK, slang, World War II, RAF) A barrage balloon.

Proper noun

Gossage (plural Gossages)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Gossage

Noun
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Proper noun
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Origin of Gossage

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

Questions about Gossage

What does Gossage mean?
Gossage means a barrage balloon.
What part of speech is Gossage?
Gossage can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Gossage?
The plural of Gossage is Gossages.

Words near Gossage in the dictionary

  1. Gosport tube
  2. Gosport tubes
  3. gosports
  4. goss
  5. Goss Moor
  6. Gossage
  7. Gossages
  8. gossamer
  9. gossamer spider
  10. gossamer spiders
  11. gossamer-thin

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