chicane

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chi·cane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ noun [countable] British English  TTRan S-shaped bend in a straight road, especially on a track for racing cars 〔尤指赛车跑道上的〕S形弯道

Examples from the Corpus

chicane• Perhaps a chicane placed at intervals would be better.• Other measures can include chicanes, pavement extensions and road narrowings.• In general riders don't like chicanes, especially the slower ones.• Experts say chicanes do work but wrongly designed they can speed traffic up.• The marshal was killed moments after the start as the drivers slowed on the approach to the second chicane.• The Chicane at Juniper Hill will be named the Spanboard chicane.Origin chicane (1900-2000) chicane name of a particular combination of cards in certain card games ((19-20 centuries)), from French, from chicaner; → CHICANERY

chi·cane nounChineseSyllable  

S-shaped bend straight Corpus a in an especially road,

chicane
chi‧cane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ noun [countable] British Englishan S-shaped bend in a straight road, especially on a track for racing cars

chi·caneBrE /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a sharp double bend, either on a track where cars race, or on an ordinary road to stop vehicles from going too fast （赛车或一般车道上防止车速过快的）双急转弯