Usually means: Curves designed to slow traffic.
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  1. chicanes: Merriam-Webster
  2. chicanes: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. chicanes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. chicanes: Wiktionary
  7. chicanes: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (chicane)

noun:  A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
noun:  The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
noun:  (card games, chiefly bridge) The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
noun:  (motor racing) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
noun:  (road transport) A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.
verb:  (intransitive) To use chicanery, tricks, or subterfuge.
verb:  (transitive) To deceive.
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