Meanings
nounGossage (plural Gossages)
plural Gossages
- UKslangWorld War II; RAF; World War II; RAFA barrage balloon.
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Origin
Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4.
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APA
Gossage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gossage
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“Gossage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gossage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gossage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gossage.
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