gooseneck

[ goos-nek ]

/ ˈgusˌnɛk /

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.

Origin of gooseneck

First recorded in 1680–90; goose + neck

OTHER WORDS FROM gooseneck

goosenecked, adjective

Words nearby gooseneck

goosegog, goose grass, goose grease, gooseherd, Goosen, gooseneck, gooseneck lamp, goose pimples, goose skin, goose step, goosewing

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Example sentences from the Web for gooseneck

Next, the gooseneck of the truss, on which it pivoted, smashed away.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
The kerosene can I set over the lamp, and to its nose I affixed a snout, and into the snout the bone that was like a gooseneck.
The Faith of Men|Jack London
Brad reached out to extend the gooseneck of the mike toward him.
Spillthrough|Daniel F. Galouye
The blinds were down, only the table lamps on, and a gooseneck over where the men counted.
The Million-Dollar Suitcase|Alice MacGowan

Then the gooseneck on the staysail broke, and as we have no other, we patched it up with ropes.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for gooseneck

gooseneck

/ (ˈɡuːsˌnɛk) /

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 of gooseneck

goosenecked, adjective

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单词	gooseneck
释义	gooseneck [ goos-nek ] / ˈgusˌnɛk / 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. Origin of gooseneck First recorded in 1680–90; goose + neck OTHER WORDS FROM gooseneck goosenecked, adjective Words nearby gooseneck goosegog, goose grass, goose grease, gooseherd, Goosen, gooseneck, gooseneck lamp, goose pimples, goose skin, goose step, goosewing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gooseneck Next, the gooseneck of the truss, on which it pivoted, smashed away. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London The kerosene can I set over the lamp, and to its nose I affixed a snout, and into the snout the bone that was like a gooseneck. The Faith of Men\|Jack London Brad reached out to extend the gooseneck of the mike toward him. Spillthrough\|Daniel F. Galouye The blinds were down, only the table lamps on, and a gooseneck over where the men counted. The Million-Dollar Suitcase\|Alice MacGowan Then the gooseneck on the staysail broke, and as we have no other, we patched it up with ropes. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson British Dictionary definitions for gooseneck gooseneck / (ˈɡuːsˌnɛk) / 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 of gooseneck goosenecked, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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