"Gossage" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Gossages [plural]
Etymology: Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Gossages}} Gossage (plural Gossages)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Gossage-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun [English]

Forms: Gossages [plural]
Etymology: Named after Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, Commander-in-Chief RAF Balloon Command 1940-4. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gossage (plural Gossages)
  1. (slang, UK, World War II, RAF) A barrage balloon. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): World War II
    Sense id: en-Gossage-en-noun-5Fu12SB6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 79

Inflected forms

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