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passed pawn
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noun Chess.
a pawn with no opposing pawn either on an adjacent file or on its own file.
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Origin of passed pawn
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby passed pawn
pass degree, passe, passé composé, passed, passed ball, passed pawn, passel, passement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile
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