Usually means: Sharp bend in road, path.
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  1. doglegged: Merriam-Webster
  2. doglegged: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. doglegged: Collins English Dictionary
  4. doglegged: Wiktionary
  5. doglegged: Dictionary.com
  6. doglegged: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. doglegged: Encyclopedia

(Note: See dogleg as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (dogleg)

noun:  (also attributively) Something (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it.
noun:  (architecture) A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.
noun:  (golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
noun:  (US, also attributively) A single intersection consisting of two opposing T-junctions in close proximity; an intersection with a staggered cross street.
verb:  (intransitive) To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog, especially to turn and then turn back sharply to the original direction.
▸ Also see dogleg


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