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Chicane

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001093

An artificial barrier or series of barriers placed on a road or racetrack to create a sharp, S-shaped curve. Its purpose is to force vehicles to slow down, often for safety reasons or to enhance the challenge of a racing circuit. Chicanes are frequently used in temporary street circuits or at dangerous sections of permanent tracks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001093
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTransport and logistics
TranslationsGerman: Chicane; Spanish: chicane; French: chicane
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001093",
  "term": "Chicane",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An artificial barrier or series of barriers placed on a road or racetrack to create a sharp, S-shaped curve. Its purpose is to force vehicles to slow down, often for safety reasons or to enhance the challenge of a racing circuit. Chicanes are frequently used in temporary street circuits or at dangerous sections of permanent tracks.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Chicane",
    "es": "chicane",
    "fr": "chicane"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/chicane/"
}

Record 1,200 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.