Australian English Meaning of en passant

en passant

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Definitions and Meaning of en passant in English

Wordnet

en passant (n)

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

Wordnet

en passant (r)

incidentally; in the course of doing something else

Webster

en passant ()

In passing; in the course of any procedure;

of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.

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en passant

(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed, incidentally; in the course of doing

By the way,in passing,by the way,By the way,by the way,interjectionally,by the way,exclusively,parenthetically

No antonyms found.

en masse => en masse, en garde => On guard, en famille => with the family, en deshabille => negligee, en clair => in the clear,