dogleg

dog·leg  (dôglg, dg-)

n.

1.

a. Something that has a sharp bend, especially a road or route that bends abruptly.

b. A sharp bend or turn: Make a dogleg at the fire station and continue south.

2. Sports A golf hole in which the fairway is abruptly angled.

intr.v. dog·legged, dog·leg·ging, dog·legs

To make a sharp bend or turn: The street doglegs to the left.

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doglegged (-lgd, -lgd) adj.

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dogleg [ˈdɒgˌlɛg]

n

a.  a sharp bend or angle

b.  something with a sharp bend

vb -legs, -legging, -legged

(intr) to go off at an angle

adj

of or with the shape of a dogleg

doglegged  [ˌdɒgˈlɛgɪd ˈdɒgˌlɛgd] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dogleg - angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
	2.	dogleg - a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway golf hole, hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"

Translations

dogleg [ˈdɒgleg] N (in road etc) → codo m, ángulo m abrupto

dogleg dog-leg [ˈdɒglɛg] n (= bend) → coude m

dogleg [ˈdɒgˌlɛg] n (in road) → curva a gomito