Word: Chicane

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Wednesday's word is...

...chicane.

There are several definitions. The one I found in Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead was the one in bold.

verb
1. to trick, cheat


noun
1. trickery
2. a. an obstacle on a racecourse
2. b. a series of tight turns in opposite directions in an otherwise straight stretch of a road-racing course
3. the absence of trumps in a hand of cards

example:
1. This was not aided by the fact that he had just reached a perilous chicane in the country road, which took considerable effort and concentration to navigate to prevent the Austin from veering off into a ditch.

Comments

[write_out]

I'm familiar with 'chicanery' but 'chicane' is new to me. So interesting!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I was familiar with the trickery definition but not as it related to country roads. And then of course, there's chicory which is something different altogether :)

[fred_mouse]

Interesting. I really only associate 'chicane' with artificial traffic calming devices, which yes, are designed to be multiple tight turns.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Interesting!

[debriswoman]

A nice brisk word 😊

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

😊

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh, I spend my life talking about chicanes, because I watch a lot of motorsport. It always surprises me when a word like this isn't commonly known. But of course most people don't watch motorsport 😉

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, it was new to me.

[kitarella_imagines]

I am a motorsport geek, nerd, obsessive. I'm not normal 🤣