gooseneck

== English == === Etymology === From goose +‎ neck. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡusˌnɛk/ === Noun === gooseneck (plural goosenecks) (often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps. (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. Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle. Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gooseneck (third-person singular simple present goosenecks, present participle goosenecking, simple past and past participle goosenecked) (transitive) To seal (a bag) securely by twisting, folding, and cinching or taping.