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⛳ A bent fairway ↩️ A sharp bend
dogleg

dogleg

1 6.1
A sharp bend in a road or corridor that looks like a dog's back leg
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌlɛɡ/
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  • We assemble in a tight dogleg corridor outside a studio door.
  • dogleg to the right
  • dogleg turn

Examples

  • The architect designed the building with a unique dogleg shape to maximize the views of the park.

  • Notice the slight dogleg on the right.

    Houseguest (1995)

  • The road had a sharp dogleg after the bridge, making it challenging for drivers to navigate.

  • During the hike, we encountered a dogleg in the trail that required careful maneuvering.

Synonyms

crook
vsdogleg
11 4.4

A sharp bend in a road, river or path

is a sharp angle described by a shape like a dog's hind leg

Antonyms

direct
574 1.0

Straight and without anything in between, for example a route

straight
442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

How Sharp

hairpin bend
  • UK
1 3.7
dogleg
1 6.1
to bend
268 1.0
to curve
22 2.8

Surface Forms

dogleg singular
doglegs plural

Morphology

dogleg = dog + leg (transparent) = dog + leg

The compound denotes a bend shaped like a dog's leg, so the meaning is directly inferable from 'dog' + 'leg'.

Etymology

Dogleg comes from the look of a dog's hind leg, which makes a sharp bend. So a dogleg is a 'sharp bend' in a road, corridor, or path that looks like that bend.