bogie

1 of 2

noun (1)

bo·gie ˈbō-gē

variants or less commonly bogey

plural bogies also bogeys

: a low strongly built cart

chiefly British : a swiveling railway truck

: the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck

: a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)

bogie

2 of 2

bo·gie

less common spelling of bogey entry 1

ˈbō-,

ˈbü-

ˈbō-gē,

also ˈbu̇-,

: a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment

\ ˈbō-gē

\ golf

: one stroke over par on a hole

made a bogey on the second hole

chiefly British, dated : an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course

He was the sort of player who does the first two holes in one under bogey and then takes an eleven at the third.

P. G. Wodehouse

: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition

: an unidentified aircraft

especially : one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile

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