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chicane Definition

chi·cane (s̸hi kān′)

noun

chicanery

Etymology: Fr < chicaner, to pettifog, quibble < MLowG schikken, to arrange, bring about

intransitive verb chicaned -·caned′, chicaning -·can′·ing

to use chicanery

transitive verb

  1. to trick
  2. to get by chicanery
chicane Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • lap: Hickson powered into second from the chicane on lap five, only for Ray to reclaim the place into Tower.

Preposition: at

  • end: This picture shows the chicane at the southern end of the village.

Adjective modifier

  • tight: I did some very tight chicanes in an empty car park.
  • final: I had a bit of a problem with gear selection coming out of the final chicane, which cost me some time.
  • second: Jonathan Perry just kept the advantage over James Barnett having passed him at the second chicane a few laps earlier.
  • first: I went straight on at the first chicane on my first run which upset my rhythm.
  • last: The last chicane, introduced last year, is a little bit of a pain.
  • new: I have to say that the new chicanes are quite nice.

Converse of object

  • exit: Michael Morgan finished a strong 9th but Dennis Ashmore was unfortunate to suffer a BIG spin exiting the chicane on the last lap.
  • approach: Huxtable's challenge then came from Clark, who dived into fourth position approaching the chicane on the seventh of ten laps.
  • have: The road has chicanes and give way junctions near them.
  • add: The FIA could have added a chicane, but only if the bridgestone runners agreed.
  • negotiate: We cross the road, again negotiating the wooden chicanes which are almost as numerous as the bridges along the route.
  • enter: Hornish said he didn't expect how aerodynamic changes would affect the car entering the high-speed chicane.

Noun used with modifier

  • bus: As the cars came through the Bus Stop chicane for the first time it was Senna leading from Engel, Bakkerud and Jarvis.
  • stop: As the cars came through the Bus Stop chicane for the first time it was Senna leading from Engel, Bakkerud and Jarvis.
  • speed: Turn 1 Turn 1 is a medium speed chicane where good exit speed is vital.

Preposition: of

  • track: They cut across the dual carriageway, bound up the hill, and move down through the gravel and chicanes of the bike track.

Preposition: for

  • time: As the cars came through the Bus Stop chicane for the first time it was Senna leading from Engel, Bakkerud and Jarvis.

Modifies a noun

  • side-by-side: Mark held on around the outside, and the two cars managed to tip-toe through the first part of the chicane side-by-side.