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dogleg

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dogleg [′dȯg‚leg]
(navigation)
That portion of a flight which does not lead directly to the destination or way point, followed to comply with established flight procedures, avoid possible dangers or bad weather areas, or delay time of arrival.
(petroleum engineering)
Bend or sudden direction change in a wellhole that can cause tubing wear and failure.


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Of seeing Valencia High junior Brandon Christianson get to 11 under par going into his final hole at Ojai's Soule Park in 2002, then refusing to play safe on that difficult dogleg par-5 just to protect a course-record round.
St Henry's is approached head on, up a gentle dogleg pedestrian ramp to the small foyer lit by natural light at the western entrance.
With major volunteerism and a dip into next year's recreation budget, the town itself and Grindline built it: a dogleg capsule with over vert elbow and an encapsulated fullpipe.
 
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