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epaulette mates

epaulette mates is the plural of epaulette mate.

Meaning of epaulette mate

Noun

epaulette mate (plural epaulette mates)

  1. A checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.

Questions about epaulette mates

What is epaulette mates the plural of?
Epaulette mates is the plural of epaulette mate.

Words near epaulette mates in the dictionary

  1. epaulet trevally
  2. epauleted
  3. epaulets
  4. epaulette
  5. epaulette mate
  6. epaulette mates
  7. epaulette shark
  8. epaulette sharks
  9. epauletted
  10. epaulettes
  11. epauliere

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