zag
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈzæɡ// zag
n. a sudden change in direction or a sharp turn. It is often used to describe a quick shift in a plan or a physical movement.
n. a sudden, sharp change in direction or a quick turn. Often used in the context of navigation, sports, or strategic shifts in a plan.
The driver made a sharp zag to avoid the car in front.
After years of focusing on the domestic market, the company made a sudden zag into international expansion.
The hiker's path was a series of sharp zags through the dense forest, designed to avoid the steep inclines that dominated the central ridge.
Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.