bo·gie
| \ ˈbō-gē
\
\
variants:
or less commonly bogey
plural bogies also bogeys
Definition of bogie
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a low strongly built cart
2a
chiefly British
: a swiveling railway truck
b
: the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck
3
: a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)
bogie
noun (2)
bo·gie
less common spelling of bogey entry 1
2
\
ˈbō-gē also ˈbu̇- or ˈbü-
\
: a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment
\
: a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment
3
\
ˈbō-gē
\ golf
\ golf
a
: one stroke over par on a hole
made a bogey on the second hole
b
chiefly British, dated
: an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course
He was the sort of player who does the first two holes in one under bogey and then takes an eleven at the third.— P. G. Wodehouse
4
\
ˈbō-gē
\
: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition
\
: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition
5
\
ˈbō-gē
\
: an unidentified aircraft
especially
: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile
\
: an unidentified aircraft
especially
: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile
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“Bogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bogie. Accessed 16 May. 2021.
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The first known use of bogie was in 1835
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