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Goose Green

Proper noun

Meaning

A settlement on East Falkland, Falkland Islands.

A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Tendring district, Essex (OS grid ref TM1327).

A green and locality in Siston parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6774).

A neighbourhood of Yate, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7183).

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5603).

A neighbourhood of Lyndhurst, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3007).

A hamlet in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ6450).

A settlement near Much Hoole, South Ribble district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4722).

A green and neighbourhood in Ashill, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF8804).

A hamlet in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1187)

A hamlet in Thakeham parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1218).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Daniel Antonio Jukic had been killed at Goose Green during a British air strike on 1 May). Source: Internet

From there, Brigadier Julian Thompson 's plan was to capture Darwin and Goose Green before turning towards Port Stanley. Source: Internet

Jones levelled similar accusations against the BBC after they disclosed the impending British attack on Goose Green by 2 Para. Source: Internet

Most of the workers' cottages were moved to Stanley A canning factory was opened in 1911 at Goose Green and was initially extremely successful. Source: Internet

Similarly, the junta's press office in Buenos Aires informed that Lieutenant Antonio Jukic, who actually was killed in his Pucará on the ground at Goose Green, had perished in a gallant, single-handed Pucará attack on HMS Hermes, setting it on fire. Source: Internet

Strange, Ian, The Falkland Islands, 1983 Up until the 1970s, Goose Green was the site of a boarding school, run by the state. Source: Internet

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