dogleg

dogleg
/dawg"leg', dog"-/, n., adj., v., doglegged, doglegging.
n.
1. a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
adj.
2. dog-legged.
v.i.
3. to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course: The road doglegged through the mountains.
[1885-90; DOG + LEG]

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