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Fairway vs Dogleg - What's the difference?

fairway | dogleg |

In context|golf|lang=en terms the difference between fairway and dogleg

is that fairway is (golf) the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short while dogleg is (golf) a sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole).

As nouns the difference between fairway and dogleg

is that fairway is (golf) the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short while dogleg is (golf) a sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole).

As a verb dogleg is

to bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog.

fairway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (golf) the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short
  • any tract of land free from obstacles
  • (Military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels.(JP 4-01.6)
  • (nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
  • *1899 , Joseph Conrad,
  • *:Lights of ships moved in the fairway —a great stir of lights going up and going down.

    • See also

    * draft * watercraft. (JP 4-01.6) ----

    dogleg

    English

    Verb

  • To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog, especially to turn and then turn back in original direction, such as down, right, down.
  • *2004 , The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p. 48:
  • *:... when the causeway doglegs ...

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (golf) A sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole)
  • A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.

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