"Westlandgate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Westland + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Westland|gate}} Westland + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Westlandgate
  1. (UK, slang) A 1985 controversy around government plans to bail out the helicopter company Westland. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Margaret Thatcher
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