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silver general

silver general noun: a piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.

silver general: a piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward
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Noun

silver general (plural silver generals)

  1. A piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.

Forms of silver general

pluralsilver generals

Origin of silver general

Calque of Japanese 銀将 (ginshō).

Questions about silver general

What does silver general mean?
Silver general means a piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.
What part of speech is silver general?
Silver general is a noun.
What is the plural of silver general?
The plural of silver general is silver generals.

Words near silver general in the dictionary

  1. silver frost
  2. silver frosts
  3. silver fulminate
  4. silver gar
  5. silver gars
  6. silver general
  7. silver generals
  8. silver gilt
  9. silver glance
  10. silver goal
  11. silver goals

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