Chicane (disambiguation) — Chicane may refer to the following: Chicane a sequence of tight curves used in motor racing or as a traffic calming device. Chicane (barrier) a safety device for pedestrians. People Mark Winter, a New Zealand cartoonist with the pen name of… … Wikipedia
Chicane — For other uses, see Chicane (disambiguation). A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on city streets to slow cars to lower speeds. Contents 1 Motor Racing 2 Traffic Calming 3 See also … Wikipedia
chicane — n. & v. n. 1 chicanery. 2 an artificial barrier or obstacle on a motor racecourse. 3 Bridge a hand without trumps, or without cards of one suit. v. archaic 1 intr. use chicanery. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by into, out of, etc.) cheat (a person).… … Useful english dictionary
chicane — 1. noun a) A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a vehicular path, especially one designed to reduce speed. b) Chicanery. 2. verb … Wiktionary
chicane — /ʃəˈkeɪn/ (say shuh kayn) noun 1. chicanery. 2. Bridge a hand without trumps. 3. Motor Racing an artificial bend or series of bends, inserted in a straight stretch of a racetrack, in order to make the course more difficult. 4. a type of road… …
Crowd control barrier — Crowd control barriers Crowd control barriers (also referred to as crowd control barricades, with some versions called a French barrier or bike rack in the USA), are commonly used at many public events. They are frequently visible at sporting… … Wikipedia
movable barrier — noun a barrier that can be moved to allow passage • Hypernyms: ↑barrier • Hyponyms: ↑chicane, ↑door, ↑gate, ↑hatch … Useful english dictionary
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Temporary fencing — on a building site in Sydney, Australia. Temporary Fence is used where building a permanent fence is either impractical or unneeded. Temporary fencing is used when an area needs barriers for the purposes of public safety or security, crowd… … Wikipedia
Powertrack — (UK) and Speedtrack (US) are brandnames for Matchbox s foray into toy slot cars. Introduced in the late 1970s Powertrack/Speedtrack featured cars that could be seen in the dark as the cars had headlights. Matchbox s H0/00 (approx. 1/64th) cars… … Wikipedia
Chicane may prevent pedestrians from running across the track.
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