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chicane

/ʃɪˈkeɪn/noun

उच्चारण शिकेन

चिकेन (सड़क या रेसिंग ट्रैक पर गति घटाने के लिए बना तीखा, ज़िगज़ैग मोड़)

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a sharp double bend, or a pair of bends in opposite directions, put on a road or racing track to make vehicles slow down

    चिकेन (सड़क या रेसिंग ट्रैक पर गति घटाने के लिए बना तीखा, ज़िगज़ैग मोड़)

    • Drivers must slow down at the chicane before the finishing straight.
    • Concrete blocks were placed to form a chicane near the school.
  2. 2

    [U] formal

    the use of clever tricks to avoid the truth or to win an argument unfairly

    छल-कपट, चालबाज़ी

    • The lawyer won the case through chicane rather than honest argument.
    • Politicians accused of chicane lose the voters' trust.

    Synonyms trickery deception

◇Word family
chicanery noun
AaSpelling

chi·cane

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Notes

Pronunciation: chicane is pronounced shi-KAYN, with the first sound as in 'shop'.

Pronunciation: Chicane का उच्चारण shi-KAYN है, इसकी पहली ध्वनि 'shop' जैसी है।