Thesaurus results for DOGLEG

dogleg

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Definition of dogleg

as in hairpin

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Recent Examples of dogleg The slight dogleg to the right tempts players to take an aggressive line off the tee, but an expansive waste bunker guards the shortcut and punishes any miscalculation. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. — Mark Dee may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026 On the 15th hole – a 510-yard par 5 with a dogleg left – my second shot left me on the wrong side of the fairway, trees blocking a direct line to the green. — Mike Dame, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dogleg

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Three Fall Must-Dos Cruise one of the most underrated fall drives in the US—the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, encompassing winding Needles Highway in Custer State Park and Iron Mountain Road, famous for its 300-plus hairpin turns.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The snow was accumulating so fast that my taxi driver pulled over to do some spot-shoveling before rounding a hairpin turn.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hairpin

Noun

Riders go down a steep slope on large inner tubes before hitting a small bump to slow down and finally stopping on a turf patch.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Sabrina Blanchard and Luca Matteucci/AFP/Getty The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is warming rapidly, driving major changes in glaciers, snow cover, permafrost and mountain slopes, according to climate scientists.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Civilian infrastructure failed or disappeared, telecommunications broke down, and hundreds of thousands of people were stranded in what was already a relatively remote, rugged corner of the country.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But apart from that, there’s the matter of just how awfully spirit-lifting her earth-angel mezzo-soprano tends to be, even when backing herself into dark corners before backing her way back out again.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of corner

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Long before feedback control, engineers relied on open-loop systems — and still do.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The ride reaches speeds of 72 mph, the fastest coaster in Universal’s global portfolio, while traversing 4,100 feet of track, two towering inverted loops and a pretzel loop.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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