Gatwick

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proper noun

An airport in Crawley borough, West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and Brighton (OS grid ref TQ2841).

OriginOld English gāt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An airport in Crawley borough, West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and Brighton (OS grid ref TQ2841).
  2. A hamlet in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7313).
  3. A hamlet in Shackleford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9145).

Origin

  1. Old Englishgāt“goat”
  2. EnglishGatwick

From Old English gāt (“goat”) + -wick.

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APA

Gatwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gatwick

MLA

“Gatwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gatwick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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