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pawn race

pawn race noun: a situation where both opponents are pushing (moving forward) a passed pawn in an effort to be the first to promote.

Noun

pawn race (plural pawn races)

  1. A situation where both opponents are pushing (moving forward) a passed pawn in an effort to be the first to promote.

Forms of pawn race

pluralpawn races

Questions about pawn race

What does pawn race mean?
Pawn race means a situation where both opponents are pushing (moving forward) a passed pawn in an effort to be the first to promote.
What part of speech is pawn race?
Pawn race is a noun.
What is the plural of pawn race?
The plural of pawn race is pawn races.

Words near pawn race in the dictionary

  1. pawn grabbing
  2. pawn island
  3. pawn islands
  4. pawn off
  5. pawn off as
  6. pawn race
  7. pawn races
  8. pawn shop
  9. pawn shops
  10. pawn storm
  11. pawn storms

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