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chicane

extra turns or curves in a road added by design rather than geographical necessity
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chicane

Summary

chicane is a transport structure[1]. chicane draws 6,023 Wikipedia views per month (transport_structure category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • chicane's instance of is recorded as transport structure[3].
  • chicane is a type of transport infrastructure[4].
  • chicane is a type of road curve[5].
  • chicane is used for traffic calming[6].
  • chicane's Commons category is recorded as Chicanes[7].
  • chicane's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • chicane's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Civil Engineering Terminology (1st edition)[9].
  • chicane's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Urban Planning for International Professionals (1st edition)[10].

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Designation and Status

chicane's instance of is recorded as transport structure[3].

Why It Matters

chicane draws 6,023 Wikipedia views per month (transport_structure category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] chicane has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] chicane is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Estevoaei · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → transport infrastructure, road curve
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of Civil Engineering Terminology (1st edition), Dictionary of Urban Planning for International Professionals (1st edition)
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → transport structure
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Crop of chicane.png"
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