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French Defence

French Defence noun: a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's pawn advance one square.

Noun

French Defence (uncountable)

  1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's pawn advance one square.

Questions about French Defence

What does French Defence mean?
French Defence means a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's pawn advance one square.
What part of speech is French Defence?
French Defence is a noun.

Words near French Defence in the dictionary

  1. French curves
  2. French cut
  3. French cuts
  4. French deck
  5. French decks
  6. French Defence
  7. French Defense
  8. French dip
  9. French dips
  10. French disease
  11. French donut

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