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gooseneck

/goos-nek/US // ˈgusˌnɛk //UK // (ˈɡuːsˌnɛk) //

鹅颈,鹅颈管,鹅颈部,鹅颈型

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of agooseneck 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.

Examples

  • This gooseneck kettle from Cosori has many of the same temperature control features as our other favorites with a little bit of a different design.

  • At the present moment the Snark trails her mainsail like a broken wing, the gooseneck being replaced by a rough lashing.

  • Twisting the gooseneck in his hand, Brad sucked in a deep breath and blew it out in a rush.

  • 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.

  • Brad reached out to extend the gooseneck of the mike toward him.

  • Lighting is accomplished by the use of gooseneck lamps, floodlights, or a spotlight.