en pas·sant (ä  pä-sä )adv. 1. In passing; by the way; incidentally. 2. Used in reference to a move in chess in which a pawn that has just completed an initial advance to its fourth rank is captured by an opponent pawn as if it had only moved to its third rank. [French : en, in + passant, passing.] |
en passant [ɒn pæˈsɑːnt (French) ɑ̃ pasɑ̃]
adv
(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) 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
[from French]
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| Noun | 1. | en passant - (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king |
| Adv. | 1. | en passant - incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing" |
en passant
adverb in passing, by the way, incidentally, parenthetically, by the bye He advised her, en passant, that she should see a doctor.
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