| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Gosport |
(g s´pôrt) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 69,664) and district, Hampshire, S England. The city is a major port and shares its harbor with Portsmouth. There are ship- and yacht-building facilities and various light industries. Formerly a victualing station for the Royal Navy, Gosport was an embarkation point for the invasion of France in 1944. |
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