goose·neck

(go͞os′nĕk′)

1. A slender curved object or part, such as the flexible shaft of a type of desk lamp.

2. Nautical A pivoting connector by which the boom is attached to the mast on many sailboats.

goose′necked′ adj.

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gooseneck

(ˈɡuːsˌnɛk)

1. (Nautical Terms) nautical a pivot between the forward end of a boom and a mast, to allow the boom to swing freely

2. something in the form of a neck of a goose

ˈgooseˌnecked adj

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goose•neck

(ˈgusˌnɛk)

n.

a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, as a section of pipe or a long, flexible metal shaft on a desk lamp.

[1680–90]

goose′necked`, adj.

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Noun

gooseneck - something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

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