- en passant rule
- en passant rule (or law)Chess the rule that a pawn making a first move of two squares instead of one may nevertheless be immediately captured by an opposing pawn on the fifth rank
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en passant rule (or law) Chess — the rule that a pawn making a first move of two squares instead of one may nevertheless be immediately captured by an opposing pawn on the fifth rank. → en passant … English new terms dictionary
en passant — [ɒen passant pa sα:nt, pasɒen passant] adverb by the way. Phrases en passant rule (or law) Chess the rule that a pawn making a first move of two squares instead of one may nevertheless be immediately captured by an opposing pawn on the fifth rank … English new terms dictionary
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