gooseneck

[ goos-nek ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a gooseneck 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.

gooseneck

/ ˈɡuːsˌnɛk /

nautical a pivot between the forward end of a boom and a mast, to allow the boom to swing freely
something in the form of a neck of a goose

First recorded in 1680–90; goose + neck

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.

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