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dogleg

[dawg-leg, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɒg- /
NOUN
bend
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The latest change sees the par-five second hole - a dowhnill dogleg left which many players reach the green in two shots - extended by 10 yards for this year's Masters, which begins on Thursday.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024

The dogleg from Burbank to Palmdale was never without advantages.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

We had more than one letter squeezed into a square; we had words that went over the boundaries of the puzzle; we had words dogleg into words below, above, right or left.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

On the final restart with four laps left, the 27-year-old Briscoe started on the inside, dipped low on the dogleg apron, and was able to hold off the rest of the field.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

Down a dogleg corridor from the SHU was the State Shop, where inmates on their way in or out of the prison were processed and given clothes and bedding.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Escorted by police, he and his followers eventually beat a retreat up a wrought-iron staircase that doglegged up from the floor before hitting a dead end at the ceiling.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2020

Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018




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