Associations to the word «Gooseneck»
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Wiktionary
GOOSENECK, noun. Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
GOOSENECK, noun. (nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
GOOSENECK BARNACLE, noun. Any of several filter-feeding crustaceans, of the genus Lapas, that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. It has a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and is considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.
GOOSENECK BARNACLES, noun. Plural of gooseneck barnacle
GOOSENECK PEDIMENT, noun. A pediment formed of two balancing double-curved molded members ending in a scroll or rosette
Dictionary definition
GOOSENECK, noun. Something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose).
Wise words
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