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En passant

noun
1.
(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.





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"En passant" Quotes from Famous Books



... tree. When she had ascended about eight feet, she remained stationary, looking at us without any appearance of dismay. I continued to pursue a straight- forward course, but told Yuranigh to inquire, EN PASSANT, what was the name of the river; to which question she replied, in his own language, "The name of that water is Maranoa:" thus confirming the name we had already understood, however indirectly, to be that of the river. It proved the accuracy ...
— Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia • Thomas Mitchell


Words linked to "En passant" :   chess game, in passing, chess, capture


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