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, ˌdɒɡˈlɛɡɪd, ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡd /

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

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dogleg doglegged doglegging

The latest change sees the par-five second hole - a dowhnill dogleg left which many players reach the green in two shots - extended by 10 yards for this year's Masters, which begins on Thursday.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024

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

One of the hot topics before the race was how much drivers would use the 110-foot wide apron on Phoenix Raceway’s dogleg turn.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

The Corona was out of the lane, he reported, somewhere south of buoy 56, and would have to dogleg to the northeast, bisecting 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