kingpiece

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noun

The central or most important element.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounkingpiece (plural kingpieces)

plural kingpieces

  1. The central or most important element.

    The kingpiece in this deadly serious game is the 5th Air Force, largest of the two numbered Air Forces assigned to PACAF.

    1957, Airman, volumes 1-2, page 5
  2. engineeringThe last convex cake of congealed metal at the bottom of a furnace.

Origin

king + piece

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Cite this entry
APA

kingpiece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingpiece

MLA

“kingpiece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingpiece. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kingpiece,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingpiece.

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