Definition
gosport
noun
- a speaking tube or pipe used to communicate between different parts of a ship or building
Usage: nautical; also called a speaking tube
Examples
- The captain used the gosport to give orders to the engine room.
- A gosport connected the bridge to the wheelhouse on the old steamship.
- The crew communicated through the gosport during the storm when other methods failed.
- Installing a gosport allowed the pilot to speak directly to the deck crew without leaving the cabin.