en passant

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1. n. (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed Source: wordnet
2. adv. incidentally; in the course of doing something else Source: wordnet
3. In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square. Source: webster
4. In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif.(Chess), Source: adambom

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