dogleg

American  

[dawg-leg, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɒg- /

noun

1. a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.

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adjective

1. dog-legged.

verb (used without object)

doglegged, doglegging

1. to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course.

   The road doglegged through the mountains.

dogleg British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ /

noun

1. 1. a sharp bend or angle

   2. something with a sharp bend

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verb

1. (intr) to go off at an angle

adjective

1. of or with the shape of a dogleg

Other Word Forms

• doglegged
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of dogleg

First recorded in 1885–90; dog + leg

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dogleg doglegged doglegging

The sixth, now some 503 yards, has a slight dogleg to the right with fairway bunkers to the left and Allen's Creek running down the right, cutting across the fairway and then down the left.

From BBC ● May 17, 2023

The dogleg from Burbank to Palmdale was never without advantages.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

We had more than one letter squeezed into a square; we had words that went over the boundaries of the puzzle; we had words dogleg into words below, above, right or left.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

But x-rays emitted longer ago could also be arriving, having followed dogleg paths after being scattered by distant gas clouds.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021

Surely Carl had listened to his radio, the lighthouse radioman dispensing advice, the freighter’s navigator calling in positions, taking readings off Lanheedron Island, then suddenly deciding on a bisecting dogleg right through Ship Channel Bank.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Escorted by police, he and his followers eventually beat a retreat up a wrought-iron staircase that doglegged up from the floor before hitting a dead end at the ceiling.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2020

Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018