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gosport tube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
gosport -tube
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A speaking tube used for communication between the seats of early open-air aircraft.

Etymology

It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened at Gosport in 1917.

Inflected Forms

Gosport tubes (plural)

Synonyms

Gosport

Questions

What does gosport tube mean?
A speaking tube used for communication between the seats of early open-air aircraft.
Where does gosport tube come from?
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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