chicane (Meaning)
chicane (n)
a bridge hand that is void of trumps
a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicane (v)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
raise trivial objections
chicane (n.)
The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry.
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.
In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
Synonyms & Antonyms of chicane
chicane Sentence Examples
- The driver navigated the chicane with skill and precision, maintaining optimal speed through the twisty section of the track.
- The racing circuit featured a series of challenging chicanes that tested the drivers' agility and reflexes.
- Engineers strategically placed the chicane to slow down vehicles entering the residential area.
- The cyclists approached the chicane cautiously, aware of the sharp turn ahead.
- The city council implemented traffic calming measures, including the installation of a chicane, to improve safety in the neighborhood.
- In the rally race, drivers had to negotiate a tight chicane before accelerating down the straight.
- The chicane on the mountain road forced drivers to reduce their speed to avoid accidents.
- The design of the chicane required drivers to execute precise maneuvers to maintain control of their vehicles.
- The chicane served as a natural barrier, preventing unauthorized vehicles from entering the restricted area.
- Spectators watched in anticipation as the motorcycles raced through the chicane, leaning into the turns with expertise.
FAQs About the word chicane
a bridge hand that is void of trumps, a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single
deceptiveness, skullduggery, subterfuge, artfulness, treachery, trickery, gamesmanship, stealth, secrecy, jiggery-pokery
sincerity,sincerity, forthrightness, ingenuousness, artlessness, artlessness, forthrightness, ingenuousness, guilelessness, guilelessness
The driver navigated the chicane with skill and precision, maintaining optimal speed through the twisty section of the track.
The racing circuit featured a series of challenging chicanes that tested the drivers' agility and reflexes.
Engineers strategically placed the chicane to slow down vehicles entering the residential area.
The cyclists approached the chicane cautiously, aware of the sharp turn ahead.
