dogleg: Meaning and Definition of

dog•leg

Pronunciation: (dôg'leg", dog'-), [key]
— n., adj., v., -legged, -leg•ging.
—n.
  1. a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
—adj.
  1. dog-legged.
—v.i.
  1. to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course: The road doglegged through the mountains.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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