Definition of dogleg
noun
a thing that bends sharply, in particular a sharp bend in a road or route. Golf a hole at which the player cannot aim directly at the green from the tee.
adjective
(also dog-legged) bent like a dog’s hind leg:the surf splashes over the dogleg concrete jetty
verb (doglegs, doglegging, doglegged)
[no object] follow a sharply bending route:Highway 60 now doglegs northwest toward Frankfort
