Gooseneck
[goos-nek] /ˈgusˌnɛk/
noun
1.
a curved object resembling the of a , often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a .
2.
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.
3.
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.
/ˈɡuːsˌnɛk/
noun
1.
(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
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