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knight's pawn

knight's pawn noun: a pawn on the knight's file; i.e., the b-file or g-file.

Noun

knight's pawn (plural knight's pawns)

  1. A pawn on the knight's file; i.e., the b-file or g-file.

Forms of knight's pawn

pluralknight's pawns

Questions about knight's pawn

What does knight's pawn mean?
Knight's pawn means a pawn on the knight's file; i.e., the b-file or g-file.
What part of speech is knight's pawn?
Knight's pawn is a noun.
What is the plural of knight's pawn?
The plural of knight's pawn is knight's pawns.

Words near knight's pawn in the dictionary

  1. knight service
  2. Knight Templar
  3. Knight Templars
  4. Knight Templary
  5. knight's fee
  6. knight's pawn
  7. knight's pawns
  8. knight's spur
  9. knight's tour
  10. knight's tours
  11. Knight-Darwin law

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