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backward pawn

backward pawn noun: a pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.

Noun

backward pawn (plural backward pawns)

  1. A pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.

Forms of backward pawn

pluralbackward pawns

Questions about backward pawn

What does backward pawn mean?
Backward pawn means a pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.
What part of speech is backward pawn?
Backward pawn is a noun.
What is the plural of backward pawn?
The plural of backward pawn is backward pawns.

Words near backward pawn in the dictionary

  1. backward linkage
  2. backward linkages
  3. backward masking
  4. backward pass
  5. backward passes
  6. backward pawn
  7. backward pawns
  8. backward rationalization
  9. backward rationalizations
  10. backward rationalize
  11. backward rationalized

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