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单词 dogleg
释义

dogleg

[ dawg-leg, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɒg- /
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noun

a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.

adjective

dog-legged.

verb (used without object), dog·legged, dog·leg·ging.

to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course: The road doglegged through the mountains.

Origin of dogleg

First recorded in 1885–90; dog + leg

Words nearby dogleg

dogie, dog in the manger, dog iron, dog it, dog Latin, dogleg, dogleg fence, dog-legged, dog-leg stair, doglike, dogma
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Example sentences from the Web for dogleg

  • I could just pick out the dogleg at Connors, and imagined I could see the traffic light at Chalmers.

    Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
  • As we rode up we could see a gunyah made out of boughs, and a longish wing of dogleg fence, made light but well put together.

    Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for dogleg

dogleg
/ (ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ) /

noun

  1. a sharp bend or angle
  2. something with a sharp bend

verb -legs, -legging or -legged

(intr) to go off at an angle

adjective

of or with the shape of a dogleg

Derived forms of dogleg

doglegged (ˌdɒɡˈlɛɡɪd, ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡd), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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