Definition of dogleg
: crooked or bent like a dog's hind leg
- a sharp dogleg bend in the fairway
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First Known Use of dogleg
1671
Definition of dogleg
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: something having an abrupt angle
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: a sharp bend (as in a road)
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: a golf hole having an angled fairway
Examples of dogleg in a Sentence
a sharp dogleg to the left
Recent Examples of dogleg from the Web
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Best Par 5: 9th hole The first par 5 on the course, this dogleg to the right is a nice birdie opportunity if players are able to place their drive safely past the trees on the right and the smattering of bunkers on the left.
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The Pete Dye handiwork and all of its humps, bumps, doglegs, sharp edges and H2O simply does not favor any player, so picking a winner is certainly not easy.
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Races will start and finish near the track’s infamous dogleg in what is now turn two.
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Stewart said, referring to the plan to shift the start/finish line from the current front straightaway to the dogleg.
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Reed's remaining task: par the uphill, dogleg right, 465-yard par-4 18th at Augusta National to win his first major.
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The new line will be in the area typically known as the dogleg, a misshapen portion of the track in what is now turn two.
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The line will be re-positioned to a wide stretch just before what's currently known as the dogleg, promising unusual moves by drivers.
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Check out the new Restart BAR Zone Club at Texas Motor Speedway The club will be located approximately 26 rows above the Restart Zone at the start of the dogleg section on the frontstretch of TMS.
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First Known Use of dogleg
1803
Definition of dogleg
: to proceed along a dogleg course
- the single narrow street that doglegs through town
- —Russ Leadabrand
Recent Examples of dogleg from the Web
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Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.
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Suddenly, downtown’s grand old shopping district that doglegged from Houston Street to Joske’s on Alamo Plaza was looking old-fashioned, despite the convenient bus that shuttled customers to stores for just 5 cents.
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Current projections suggest that Hurricane Irma will dogleg right toward Florida this weekend, putting the state’s lengthy shoreline squarely in its path.
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Finally, there is the challenge of the route itself, which juts and weaves and doglegs with exhausting regularity.
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First Known Use of dogleg
1940
DOGLEG Defined for English Language Learners
dogleg
Definition of dogleg for English Language Learners
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: a place where a road, golf course, etc., bends or turns sharply
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