sə̇ˈvastəˌpōl, -aas- also ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpȯl sometimes ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_pəl or |sevə|stȯpəl or | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stōpəl noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: Sebastopol (Sevastopol), city in southwestern Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
: a domestic goose having many of its feathers fantastically curled and twisted