Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gossage

/ɡˈɔsɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: gos-sage
IPA: /ɡˈɔsɪdʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A barrage balloon.

British usage; Slang

name

Etymology

Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

Gossages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gossage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔsɪdʒ/.
What does gossage mean?: A barrage balloon.
Where does gossage come from?: Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4.

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