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passed pawns

passed pawns is the plural of passed pawn.

Meaning of passed pawn

Noun

passed pawn (plural passed pawns)

  1. A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.
    Synonyms:
    passer

Questions about passed pawns

What is passed pawns the plural of?
Passed pawns is the plural of passed pawn.

Words near passed pawns in the dictionary

  1. passed out
  2. passed over
  3. passed parameter
  4. passed parameters
  5. passed pawn
  6. passed pawns
  7. passed round
  8. passed round the hat
  9. passed sentence
  10. passed the bar
  11. passed the baton

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