Meanings
nounGosport tube (plural Gosport tubes)
plural Gosport tubes
- historicalaeronauticsA speaking tube used for communication between the seats of early open-air aircraft.
Synonyms: Gosport
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA speaking tube used for communication between the seats of early open-air aircraft.
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Origin
It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened at Gosport in 1917.
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Gosport tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosport%20tube
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“Gosport tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosport%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gosport tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosport%20tube.
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