doglegging
Taking angled turns
Doglegging describes movement or construction that bends sharply like a dog's hind leg.
A road or path that doglegs makes an abrupt angle rather than curving smoothly.
In oil drilling, doglegging refers to an unintended deviation in the wellbore.
Golf holes that dogleg require players to navigate a sharp turn: The fairway goes straight for 200 yards before doglegging left around the trees.
Geometric measure of rotation
- elbowArm's middle joint
- kinkTight twisted spot
- crookBent implement or criminal
- curveSmooth, angleless line
hook · turn · flexure · deviation · deflection · offset · jog · corner
Groomed golf strip
- teeGolf ball support
- greenColor of vegetation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- hazardSource of potential harm
rough · par · birdie · bogey · shortcut · driver · iron · stroke
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- twistingRotating with distortion
- snakingMoving in curves
sinuous · tortuous · curving · crooked · indirect · circuitous · switchback · labyrinthine
Deliberate tactical movement
- circumventingAvoiding by going around
- outflankingAttacking from the side
- indirect approachNonlinear path to objective
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
evasion · flanking · detour · avoidance · sidestepping · bypassing · end run · tactical
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
curve · hook · turn · flexure · deviation · deflection · offset · jog · corner · zigzag
fairway
Groomed golf strip
hazard · rough · par · birdie · bogey · shortcut · driver · iron · stroke · handicap
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- twistingRotating with distortion
snaking · sinuous · tortuous · curving · crooked · indirect · circuitous · switchback · labyrinthine · convoluted
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- circumventingAvoiding by going around
- outflankingAttacking from the side
- indirect approachNonlinear path to objective
workaround · evasion · flanking · detour · avoidance · sidestepping · bypassing · end run · tactical · positioning
dogleggingdirect route
Straightest path available
beelining · as the crow flies · straightening · straightaway · straight shot
dogleggingtrue vertical
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