swan-neck bend

  • 1swan neck — noun An S shaped bend or piece • • • Main Entry: ↑swan * * * n. a curved structure shaped like a swan s neck [as adj.] a small swan neck dispenser ■ another term for gooseneck Derivatives: swan necked adj …

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  • 2swan neck — /swɒn ˈnɛk/ (say swon nek) noun a curve in a tube, pipe, handrail, etc., shaped like the neck of a swan; S shaped bend …

  • 3Swan — (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and… …

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  • 4Swan goose — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …

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  • 5Swan shot — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …

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  • 6S-shaped bend — /ˌɛs ʃeɪpt ˈbɛnd/ (say .es shaypt bend) noun → swan neck …

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  • 8stoop — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, be shamed, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bob, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to, cannonball, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse …

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  • 9Baker rifle — Infobox Weapon is ranged=yes caption=Pattern 1805 Infantry Rifle name=Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle a.k.a. Baker infantry rifle type=Rifle origin=flagcountry|United Kingdom era=Napoleonic Wars platform=Individual target=Personnel design date=1798… …

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  • 10Spanish Riding School — The Spanish Riding School (de: Spanische Hofreitschule , the Spanish Court Riding School ) of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School in the Hofburg. Not only is it a center… …

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