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swan 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 … Useful english dictionary
swan neck — noun a curved structure shaped like a swan s neck. Derivatives swan necked adjective … English new terms dictionary
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}, {Olor}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swan 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swan 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swan Goose — Anser cygnoides cygnoides in China Conservation status … Wikipedia
Swan — For other uses, see Swan (disambiguation). Swans Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) Scientific classification Ki … Wikipedia
swan — swan1 swanlike, adj. /swon/, n. 1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure white plumage in the adult. Cf. mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan. 2. a… … Universalium
Swan — /swon/, n. Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828 1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor. * * * I Long necked, heavy bodied, big footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus, family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both… … Universalium
Swan Bay (Victoria) — Infobox Ocean Ocean name = Swan Bay image Ocean = Swan bay map.png caption Ocean = Map of Swan Bay image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = coords = coord|38|13|S|144|39|E|type:bay region:AU VIC|display=inline,title type = Saline, Permanent,… … Wikipedia
