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luft

luft noun: a piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.

Noun

luft (plural lufts)

  1. A piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.

Forms of luft

plurallufts

Origin of luft

From German Luft (“air”). Doublet of lift and loft.

Questions about luft

What does luft mean?
Luft means a piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.
What part of speech is luft?
Luft is a noun.
What is the plural of luft?
The plural of luft is lufts.

Words near luft in the dictionary

  1. luffs up
  2. luffward
  3. Lufkin
  4. Lufkins
  5. LUFS
  6. luft
  7. Lufta
  8. luftgeschaeft
  9. luftgeschaefts
  10. Lufthansa
  11. luftmensch

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