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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.

dogleg
Said of a facility having one or more right-angled bends, as in a dogleg stair.


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The mounting bracket is doglegged to make it compatible with any sight window configuration, fiber-optic pin strands held in place on steel pins by rubber O-rings to assure they can't be damaged while in the field.
The doglegged 15th hole offers golfers a challenge as they have to cross a lake.
The key stat on such a tight, doglegged course is that he is hitting more fairways than Stricker, who was runner-up at Quail Hollow two outings ago but has no Colonial form to compare with Toms's second, third and fourth in nine attempts.
 
 
 
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