chicanes

Noun

chicane (countable and uncountable, plural chicanes)

1. A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
2. The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
   • In this character of the Americans, a love of freedom is the predominating feature which marks and distinguishes the whole; and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your Colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or...1775, Edmund Burke, speech on conciliation with America
3. The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
4. A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
   • On lap 23, Hamilton got a run on Leclerc into the second chicane after the two had overtaken Nico Hulkenberg's out-of-stop-sequence Renault down the main straight.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport
5. A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.

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