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Definition of Dogleg
1. Noun. Angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog.
2. Noun. A golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway.
Definition of Dogleg
1. Verb. (intransitive) To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog. ¹
2. Noun. (context: golf) A sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole) ¹
3. Noun. A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dogleg
1. to move along a bent course [v -LEGGED, -LEGGING, -LEGS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dogleg
Literary usage of Dogleg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sas/stat 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Virginia Clark (2004)
"In each iteration, the double dogleg algorithm computes the step ... The double
dogleg optimization technique works well for medium to moderately large ..."
2. SAS/IML 9.1 by SAS Institute (2004)
"The double dogleg optimization method combines the ideas of the ... The double
dogleg optimization technique works well for medium to moderately large ..."
3. SAS/ETS(R) 9.1 User's Guide, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 by SAS Institute (2004)
"In each iteration, the double dogleg algorithm computes the step ... The double
dogleg optimization technique works well for medium to moderately large ..."
4. SAS/OR(R) 9.1.2 User's Guide:: Mathematical Programming by SAS Publishing, SAS Institute, Trevor Kearney, Virginia Clark, Donna Sawyer (2004)
"... optimization method combines the ideas of the quasi-Newton and trust region
methods. The double dogleg algorithm computes in each iteration the step ..."
5. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"Holes six and seven have a dogleg and a double dogleg to work around and the
eighth has a trap-protected green that is bordered by the ocean. ..."
6. Pittsburgh: Its Industry & Commerce, Embracing Statistics of the Coal, Iron (1870)
"dogleg," we may explain, is an article in great demand among that portion of the
community who advance the cause of civilization by aiding in the extension ..."
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