The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 96 TW is the test and evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and Control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems.
The noun GOSSAMER has 2 senses: 1. a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture. 2. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider. Familiarity information: GOSSAMER used as a noun is rare.â¢ GOSSAMER (adjective). The adjective GOSSAMER has 2 senses: 1. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy. 2. so thin as to transmit light. Familiarity information: GOSSAMER used as an adjective is rare.amiliarity information: GOSSAMER used as a noun is rare. â¢ GOSSAMER (adjective). The adjective GOSSAMER has 2 senses: 1. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy. 2. so thin as to transmit light. Familiarity information: GOSSAMER used as an adjective is rare.
The name gossan appears to come from Cornish miner's slang. It comes from the Cornish gossen, from gÅs meaning blood, from Old Cornish guit. The terms iron cap and iron hat, common in America, are direct translations from the German  eisenhut , which term was also used in America.n the 19th and 20th centuries gossans were important guides to buried ore deposits used by prospectors in their quest for metal ores. An experienced prospector could read the clues in the structure of the gossans to determine the type of mineralization likely to be found below the iron cap.