3 entries under this word

Zigzag

Zĭg'zăg, a.

adjective

a. Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course.

noun

n. [Fr. zigzag, Ger. zickzack, from zacke, zacken, a dentil, tooth.]

Something that has short turns or angles. “The fanatics going straightforward and openly, the politicians by the surer mode of zigzag.” Burke.
(Arch.) A chevron or molding running in a zigzag line. Oxf. Gloss.
(Mil.) See APPROACH, n., 4, and BOYAU.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. ZIGZAGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. ZIGZAGGING.] To form with short turns.