chicane
pronunciation
How to pronounce chicane in British English:
UK [ʃɪˈkeɪn]
How to pronounce chicane in American English:
US [ʃɪ'keɪn]
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- Noun:
- a bridge hand that is void of trumps
- a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place 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)
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- Verb:
- defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
- raise trivial objections
Word Origin
- chicane (n.)
- in English in various senses, including "act of chicanery" (1670s), "obstacles on a roadway" (1955), also a term in bridge (1880s), apparently all ultimately from an archaic verb chicane "to trick" (1670s), from French chicane (16c.), from chicaner "to pettifog, quibble" (15c., see chicanery).
Example
- 1. The ski tip and chicane will allow you to get your hands closer together .
- 2. Chicane : a tight sequence of corners in alternate directions .
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- 4. How do you find the new chicane here ?
- 5. There is hardly a corner , hairpin or chicane that we do not know by heart .