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Chess.
king's pawn.
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Words nearby KP

kowtow, Koyukon, Kozani, Kozhikode, Kozlov, KP, kPa, K particle, kpc, Kpelle, kph

Other definitions for KP (2 of 2)

K.P.
abbreviation
Military. kitchen police.
Knight of the Order of St. Patrick.
Knights of Pythias.
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How to use KP in a sentence

  • In like manner the height KP of the conical head may be marked off on all rivets of the same diameter with conical heads.

    An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design|David Allan Low

  • I think we spent over a hundred hours in the galley doing KP because Addy kept getting us fouled up.

    Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell

  • I did KP duty and cleaned barracks until the next group arrived.

    The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

  • The kping or kpik is a kind of mantle covered with wool (Erskine); the root of the word is kp, dry.

    The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for KP (1 of 2)

kp
the internet domain name for
Democratic Republic of Korea

British Dictionary definitions for KP (2 of 2)

KP
abbreviation for
Knight (of the Order) of St Patrick
US military kitchen police
symbol for
chess king's pawn
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