often attributive
1
: something (such as a flexible jointed metal pipe) curved like the neck of a goose or U-shaped
2
: a truck trailer (as for transporting livestock) with a projecting front end designed to attach to the bed of a pickup truck
Examples of gooseneck in a Sentence
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Boiled gooseneck barnacles, for instance, which have been compared to dinosaur toes.
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Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The most important of the carts wheeled out the day’s selection of seafood (gooseneck barnacles smelling of Galicia, red shrimp the size of small lobsters).
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
Whereas the Ford Super Duty can pull up to 40,000 pounds with a gooseneck hitch, the Titan XD can only handle 11,050 pounds with the same type of setup.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
Dubbed The Macdonald, the 32-foot-long (9.7-meter-long) tiny home is built on top of a gooseneck trailer, which is easier to tow than the usual bumper tow trailer.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 9 Aug. 2023
Beyond that is the master bedroom, which is situated above the gooseneck.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 9 Aug. 2023
Its Kayenta campground is perfect for stargazing, but the view from its Dead Horse Point observation platform—above a gooseneck in the Colorado River—is truly spectacular.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 July 2023
However, those massive capacities require the diesel engine, regular cab, rear-wheel drive, the dual-rear-wheel axle, and a gooseneck hitch.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
This can be paired with a proprietary gooseneck fan that fits into the elbow’s opening and acts like electric bellows—producing glowing coals in as little as 3 minutes.
—Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The most important of the carts wheeled out the day’s selection of seafood (gooseneck barnacles smelling of Galicia, red shrimp the size of small lobsters).
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
Whereas the Ford Super Duty can pull up to 40,000 pounds with a gooseneck hitch, the Titan XD can only handle 11,050 pounds with the same type of setup.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
Dubbed The Macdonald, the 32-foot-long (9.7-meter-long) tiny home is built on top of a gooseneck trailer, which is easier to tow than the usual bumper tow trailer.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 9 Aug. 2023
Beyond that is the master bedroom, which is situated above the gooseneck.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 9 Aug. 2023
Its Kayenta campground is perfect for stargazing, but the view from its Dead Horse Point observation platform—above a gooseneck in the Colorado River—is truly spectacular.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 July 2023
However, those massive capacities require the diesel engine, regular cab, rear-wheel drive, the dual-rear-wheel axle, and a gooseneck hitch.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
This can be paired with a proprietary gooseneck fan that fits into the elbow’s opening and acts like electric bellows—producing glowing coals in as little as 3 minutes.
—Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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