chicane

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Roadschicanechi‧cane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ noun [countable] British English TTRan S-shaped bend in a straight road, especially on a track for racing carsExamples from the Corpuschicane• 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 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

单词	chicane
释义	chicane From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Roadschicanechi‧cane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ noun [countable] British English TTRan S-shaped bend in a straight road, especially on a track for racing carsExamples from the Corpuschicane• 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 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
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