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Westlandgate

Westlandgate proper noun: a 1985 controversy around government plans to bail out the helicopter company Westland.

Proper noun

Westlandgate

  1. (UK, slang) A 1985 controversy around government plans to bail out the helicopter company Westland.

Origin of Westlandgate

From Westland + -gate.

Questions about Westlandgate

What does Westlandgate mean?
Westlandgate means a 1985 controversy around government plans to bail out the helicopter company Westland.
What part of speech is Westlandgate?
Westlandgate is a proper noun.

Words near Westlandgate in the dictionary

  1. westland
  2. Westland pine
  3. Westland pines
  4. Westlander
  5. Westlanders
  6. Westlandgate
  7. westlands
  8. Westlaw
  9. Westleigh
  10. Westleton
  11. Westley

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