swan-necked

English

Etymology

From swan neck +‎ -ed

Adjective

swan-necked (comparative more swan-necked, superlative most swan-necked)

Shaped like a swan's neck.
- 1979 August, “Preservation Scene: Midland Railway Trust”, in Railway World, page 429:
  Recent acquisitions include LMS open No 7991, formerly on the Severn Valley Railway, several wagons and a swan-necked water column.

References

“swan-necked”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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