chicane
Example Sentences
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Russell lost that place because he hit the harvest limit early, which meant he was not recharging into the chicane so had less energy for the restart.
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
But Verstappen immediately attacked and was back past Norris with an overtaking move into the first chicane at the start of lap four.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
A number of drivers ran wide during the session, and the red flag was as a result of Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar running off track at the Ascari chicane and spraying the circuit with gravel.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
So did this past-master in the art of chicane take elaborate pains to have it understood at the Manor that Violet was the last person whom he had originally set out to see.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.