: crooked or bent like a dog's hind leg
a sharp dogleg bend in the fairway
1
a
: something having an abrupt angle
b
: a sharp bend (as in a road)
2
: a golf hole having an angled fairway
doglegged; doglegging; doglegs
: to proceed along a dogleg course
the single narrow street that doglegs through town—
Russ Leadabrand
Russ LeadabrandExamples of dogleg in a Sentence
Noun
a sharp dogleg to the left
Recent Examples on the WebSpencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Cell signals may vanish in northwest Georgia and not reappear with any consistency until the road doglegs into Alabama.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
McIlroy and his caddie trooped down the hill and into the tree on the dogleg only to be directed to his ball — at the edge of the crosswalk at the bottom of the hill.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
Facing a daunting dogleg to the right off the tee, Pelzar launched a drive over the trees, cutting the dogleg.
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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Noun
With narrow fairways, elevation changes and severe doglegs, Estoril—one of Portugal’s oldest courses—demands accuracy and skill over distance.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Cell signals may vanish in northwest Georgia and not reappear with any consistency until the road doglegs into Alabama.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
McIlroy and his caddie trooped down the hill and into the tree on the dogleg only to be directed to his ball — at the edge of the crosswalk at the bottom of the hill.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
Facing a daunting dogleg to the right off the tee, Pelzar launched a drive over the trees, cutting the dogleg.
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogleg. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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