dogleg

[ dawg-leg, dog- ]

noun

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

adjective

1. dog-legged.

verb (used without object)

, dog·legged, dog·leg·ging.

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

   The road doglegged through the mountains.

dogleg

/ ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ; ˌdɒɡˈlɛɡɪd; ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡd /

noun

1. 1. a sharp bend or angle
   2. something with a sharp bend

verb

1. intr to go off at an angle

adjective

1. of or with the shape of a dogleg

Derived Forms

• doglegged, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogleg¹

First recorded in 1885–90; dog + leg

Example Sentences

“Genius Makers” takes something of a dogleg into the debate over the future of AI, particularly the likelihood of machines surpassing human-level intelligence.

From Washington Post

I could just pick out the dogleg at Connors, and imagined I could see the traffic light at Chalmers.

From Project Gutenberg

As we rode up we could see a gunyah made out of boughs, and a longish wing of dogleg fence, made light but well put together.

From Project Gutenberg