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

Knapp’s only bogey through the first two rounds was on his 12th hole Friday, the dogleg No. 3, where his drive went into the left rough.

From Seattle Times

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

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

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

The seventh hole, for instance, doglegs right across the middle of the 11th.

From Seattle Times