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.
Gossan. (iron hat), a residual formation that occurs in the surface parts of ore (primary sulfide) deposits of copper, lead, zinc, and other metals as a result of chemical weathering and oxidation of the primary minerals of the ore body.geology). A rusty, ferruginous deposit filling the upper regions of mineral veins and overlying a sulfide deposit; formed by oxidation of pyrites. Also known as capping; gozzan; iron hat.