# gooseneck

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡusˌnɛk/ · frequency rank #97,074

## Definitions
1. Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
2. 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.
3. Ellipsis of gooseneck barnacle.
4. Ellipsis of gooseneck loosestrife.

## Etymology
From goose + neck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gooseneck