chicane
Example Sentences
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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
Their rookie British driver Arvid Lindblad spun at the Villeneuve chicane and the car had to be recovered on a truck.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Russell ended the session parked on the grass beside the track before the Roggia chicane as a result of a power loss, which left him stuck in seventh gear with the rear wheels locked.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
The changes to car behaviour caught Hamilton out when he braked hard for the Bus Stop chicane in sprint qualifying.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
I should have liked to say this, but it is almost as equal satisfaction to score a verbal chicane.
From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.