Definitions for chicane
ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ-chi·cane

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chicanenoun

   a bridge hand that is void of trumps

2. chicanenoun

   a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

3. trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenaniganverb

   the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

4. cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockeyverb

   defeat someone through trickery or deceit

5. cavil, carp, chicaneverb

   raise trivial objections

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chicanenoun

   A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a vehicular path, especially one designed to reduce speed.

2. chicanenoun

   Chicanery.

3. chicaneverb

   To use chicanery, tricks or subterfuge.

4. chicaneverb

   To deceive.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHICANEnoun

   Etymology: chicane, Fr. derived by Gilles Ménage from the Spanish word chico, little.

   1. The art of protracting a contest by petty objection and artifice.

   The general part of the civil law concerns not the chicane of private cases, but the affairs and intercourse of civilized nations, grounded upon the principles of reason. John Locke, on Educ.

   His attornies have hardly one trick left; they are at an end of all their chicane. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

   2. Artifice in general. This sense is only in familiar language.

   Unwilling then in arms to meet,
   He strove to lengthen the campaign,
   And save his forces by chicane. Matthew Prior.

2. To Chicaneverb

   To prolong a contest by tricks.

   Etymology: chicaner, Fr.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicane

   A chicane () is a serpentine curve in a road, added by design rather than dictated by geography. Chicanes add extra turns and are used both in motor racing and on roads and streets to slow traffic for safety. For example, one form of chicane is a short, shallow S-shaped turn that requires the driver to turn slightly left and then slightly right to continue on the road, requiring the driver to reduce speed. The word chicane is derived from the French verb chicaner, which means "to create difficulties" or "to dispute pointlessly", "quibble", which is also the root of the English noun chicanery.

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1. chicane

   Chicane is a term that has several meanings based on its context. 1. In motor racing, a chicane refers to an artificial feature creating additional turns in a road or track to slow down vehicles for safety. 2. In a legal context, chicane refers to the use of deception or trickery to delay or prevent action. 3. It may also refer to an act of quibbling, or using petty evasions and subterfuges. In essence, it generally signifies a form of trickery or manipulation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicanenoun

   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

2. Chicanenoun

   to use shifts, cavils, or artifices

3. Etymology: [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail), fr. LGr. the game of mall, fr Pers chaugn club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible.]

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1. Chicane

   A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on streets to slow traffic for safety. Chicane comes from the French verb chicaner, which means "to quibble" or "to prevent justice".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicane

   shi-kān′, v.i. to use shifts and tricks.—v.t. to deceive.—n. a trick or artifice.—ns. Chicā′ner, one who chicanes: a quibbler; Chicā′nery, trickery or artifice, esp. in legal proceedings: quibbling; Chicā′ning, quibbling. [Fr. chicane, sharp practice at law, most prob. from Late Gr. tzykanion, a game at mall, tzykaniz-ein, to play at mall—Pers. tchaugān, a crooked mallet.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chicane

   To dispute every foot of ground, by taking advantage of natural inequalities, etc.

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1. chicane

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Matched Categories

1. • Bridge Hand
   • Movable Barrier
   • Object

Anagrams for chicane »

1. chenica

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chicane in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chicane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of chicane in a Sentence

1. Lewis Hamilton:

   The ending might have been so-so but it's generally been a pretty good day, i made a couple of mistakes -- pushing too hard and going over the kerbs at the final chicane and then what happened at the end there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chicane
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chicane
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chicane
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicane
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicane
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chicane
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chicane
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html