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gooseneck

gooseneck

1 7.5
A thin curved metal part like a bird's neck used on lamps, faucets, or trailers
  • noun
  • /ˈɡuːsˌnɛk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuello de ganso
  • He installed a gooseneck faucet above the kitchen sink for added convenience while washing dishes.
  • gooseneck lamp
  • gooseneck faucet
  • gooseneck light

Examples

  • The chef used a gooseneck kettle to pour water precisely over the coffee grounds.

  • With a gooseneck lamp, position the bottom of the shade at eye level to avoid glare.

    Blog text (29)

  • We have a little hot water gooseneck kettle for you.

  • I read some more and fell asleep in the glow of a gooseneck lamp.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The best type of directed lighting unit to buy for purposes of reading is by far the gooseneck lamp.

    Blog text (29)

  • Directed or task lighting provided by a gooseneck lamp should be positioned behind your reading chair or couch.

    Blog text (29)

  • The other light was designed for reading, an old gooseneck floor lamp with a shade that was yellowed and fringed in red.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Bradley examines the gooseneck hitch.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • A man in a spotless uniform sat behind an unusually long, ornate desk lit by a single gooseneck lamp.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The gooseneck of the lamp allowed her to adjust the light to the perfect angle for reading.

Surface Forms

gooseneck singular
goosenecks plural

Morphology

gooseneck = goose + neck (transparent) = goose + neck

A straightforward compound of 'goose' + 'neck' where the meaning ('a part shaped like a goose's neck') is directly inferable from its components.

Etymology

The word gooseneck is simply the two words goose and neck put together because the part looks like a goose's 'curved neck'. That's why any thin, bent tube or flexible arm, like a faucet, lamp, or trailer, is called a gooseneck.