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

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

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