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chicane

[shi-keyn, chi-] / ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ- /


























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Hamilton's team-mate Leclerc took fourth after a subdued weekend, and a race in which he had a massive moment out of the final chicane but managed to hold the car without spinning.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But that was before the Miami Grand Prix moved in—before the artificial marina, the aqua chicane or the race weekends that packed in 275,000 fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Russell challenged Leclerc for the remaining 10 laps and did make it past into the chicane with three laps to go.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

They swapped positions on lap 47/48, with Norris diving past into the chicane and Hamilton driving past again on the pit straight as their engines were at different stages of battery level.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

He had also written an astronomical treatise; but hearing of the fate of Galileo, he refrained from publishing, and always used some chicane in speaking of the world's movement.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter




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