Dogtrot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dogtrot is a noun meaning A steady trotting motion similar to that of a dog.
Meaning
A steady trotting motion similar to that of a dog.
More Meanings
- (architecture, Southern US) A breezeway, open passageway, or open hallway between two sections of a house.
- (architecture, Southern US) A type of house with an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house.
- (intransitive) To move at the pace of a dogtrot.
- (architecture, Southern US) Having an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house.
Example Sentences
Old Billy Dill and his ugly wife and son are sitting together in the dogtrot.
The stewardess released us like a pack of noisy school kids and I dogtrotted toward the gate.
The dogtrot was protected from the rain and, because its front and back were open, the Bernoulli principle provided a cooling effect .
If America can claim any significant development in log construction, it might be the dogtrot cabin, … Henry Glassie believes that the dogtrot form developed in the southern Tennessee Valley area .
Word Forms
- dogtrots
- dogtrotting
- dogtrotted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trot, trots, pasitrote, trotting, gallop, pace.
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