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Zwickmühle

Zwickmühle noun: a tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

Noun

Zwickmühle (usually uncountable, plural Zwickmühles)

  1. (usually) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
    Synonyms:
    windmill, seesaw

Synonyms of Zwickmühle

Forms of Zwickmühle

pluralZwickmühles

Origin of Zwickmühle

From German Zwickmühle.

Questions about Zwickmühle

What does Zwickmühle mean?
Zwickmühle means a tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
What part of speech is Zwickmühle?
Zwickmühle is a noun.
What is the plural of Zwickmühle?
The plural of Zwickmühle is Zwickmühles.

Words near Zwickmühle in the dictionary

  1. Zwettl
  2. Zwick
  3. Zwickau
  4. Zwicker
  5. Zwickers
  6. Zwickmühle
  7. Zwickmühles
  8. Zwicks
  9. Zwide
  10. zwieback
  11. zwiebacks

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