knight's tour

noun

A sequence of positions on a chessboard, including each square precisely once, and where successive positions are a knight's move away from one another.

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Meanings

nounknight's tour (plural knight's tours)

plural knight's tours

  1. A sequence of positions on a chessboard, including each square precisely once, and where successive positions are a knight's move away from one another.
  2. A similar sequence on a board of any size or shape.
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APA

knight's tour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20tour

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“knight's tour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20tour. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knight's tour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20tour.

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