en passant
(italics)French. in passing; by the way.
Chess. (used when a pawn that has moved two squares is captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.)
Origin of en passant
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How to use en passant in a sentence
I may remark, en passant, that there is a large proportion of German population throughout Ohio.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftA workman may be honest to a certain extent, and venture in, en passant, to papa Desnoyers's.
J'admire vos talens; je m'amuse de vos rveries qui (soit dit en passant) vous occupent trop et trop longtemps.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonSome places are like some women, charming, en passant, but intolerable upon close acquaintance.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsMr. Pike did not reach the fort till the next morning about ten, I will say en passant.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. Audubon
British Dictionary definitions for en passant
/ (ɒn pæˈsɑːnt, French ɑ̃ pasɑ̃) /
in passing: in chess, said of capturing a pawn that has made an initial move of two squares to its fourth rank, bypassing the square where an enemy pawn on its own fifth rank could capture it. The capture is made as if the captured pawn had moved one square instead of two
Origin of en passant
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