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gooseneck
[ goos-nek ]
noun
- a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a gooseneck lamp.
- Nautical. a curved piece at the foot of a boom, attached to a mast by a vertical pivot and itself having a horizontal pivot so that the boom can be pointed in a wide angle vertically or horizontally.
- Carpentry. a vertical continuation of the handrail of a flight of stairs, terminating in a short horizontal part on the top of a newel post.
gooseneck
/ ˈɡːˌɛ /
noun
- nautical a pivot between the forward end of a boom and a mast, to allow the boom to swing freely
- something in the form of a neck of a goose
Derived Forms
- ˈǴDzˌԱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ǴDzn adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of gooseneck1
Example Sentences
Over the past 45 years, officials have found only five lead goosenecks.
I have a homework desk with a gooseneck lamp; a collection of cute, pastel-colored pens from Japan; and a tiny potted cactus.
Standing at the helm of the 100-year-old “rose engine,” he peered through a microscope at a small, square slab of German silver illuminated by a gooseneck lamp.
The organisms include anemones and pelagic gooseneck barnacles.
The three dishes praised were the braised tripe with morels and mora peppers, the gooseneck barnacles with charred scallion aioli, and the fried pig head with preserved cherries and Walla Walla onions.
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