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Definition of En passant
1. Adverb. Incidentally; in the course of doing something else. "He made this remark in passing"
2. Noun. (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.
Definition of En passant
1. Prepositional phrase. (context: as an adverb) in passing; incidentally; by the way ¹
2. Prepositional phrase. (context: as an adverb or adjective chess of a move) In which a pawn is captured, by another pawn, as if the captured pawn had moved one square from its initial position instead of two. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of En Passant
Literary usage of En passant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1847)
"... be furnished with some cold repast en passant, or I will take you to my quarters
about three miles from the Ferry, where you shall be introduced to a ..."
2. The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice by James Mason (1896)
"This taking en passant is the sole exception to the rule that a ... en passant.
We remark that the Black Pawn at Kt 2, in the diagram just noticed, ..."
3. The Life of John Locke: With Extracts from His Correspondence, Journals, and by Peter King King (1830)
"... this I have mentioned here, may be deferred to another time, and then considered
en passant, before we come to take up the particular cases separately. ..."
4. A Chronicle of Friendships, 1873-1900 by Will Hicok Low (1908)
"XXIX LONDON—en passant THE impression of a first visit to Italy, a sojourn of
eight months in Florence, and the myriad sentiments evoked to one who ..."
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