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Definition of Chicanes

Chicane
Chicane Chi*cane", n. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
Chicane
Chicane Chi*cane", v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See Chicane, n.] To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke.
Chicane
Chicane Chi*cane", n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail), fr. LGr. ? the game of mall, fr Pers chaug[=a]n club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible.] The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry. --Prior. To shuffle from them by chicane. --Burke. To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. --Berkeley.

Meaning of Chicanes from wikipedia

- A chicane (/ʃɪˈkeɪn/) is a serpentine curve in a road, added by design rather than dictated by geography. Chicanes add extra turns and are used both in...
- Nicholas Bracegirdle (born 28 February 1971), known professionally as Chicane, is an English musician, DJ, composer, songwriter, and record producer....
- avoid beam emittance blowup, beam compression is usually done by using two chicanes. Pellegrini, C.; Marinelli, A.; Reiche, S. (2016). "The physics of x-ray...
- The discography of British electronic musician Chicane consists of nine studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays and forty singles...
- auto race takes place. Since 1990, the straight is interrupted by two chicanes, with the last section (that includes a slight right turn known as the...
- Look up chicane in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road. Chicane may also refer to: a bridge...
- "Sal****er" is a song by English musician Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Máire Brennan. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme...
- La Chicane is a Canadian francophone rock band based in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Their sound is described as "jazz-rock" or "lounge rock". La Chicane was formed...
- Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official...
- the Sun is the second studio album by British electronic music artist Chicane. It was released on 27 March 2000 through Xtravaganza Recordings. The album...