OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24644

chicane

/ʃɪˈkeɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chicane
A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
On lap 23, Hamilton got a run on Leclerc into the second chicane after the two had overtaken Nico Hulkenberg's out-of-stop-sequence Renault down the main straight.
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