passed pawn

noun

A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

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Meanings

nounpassed pawn (plural passed pawns)

plural passed pawns

  1. board gamesA pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

    Synonyms: passer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

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Translations

Catalan peó passat
  • peó passatpawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Dutch vrijpion
  • vrijpionpawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Finnish vapaasotilas
  • vapaasotilaspawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
French pion passé
  • pion passépawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
German Freibauer
  • Freibauerpawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Italian pedone passato
  • pedone passatopawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Portuguese peão passado
  • peão passadopawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Russian проходная пешка, проходная
  • проходная пешка (proxodnaja peška)pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
  • проходная (proxodnaja)pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Spanish peón pasado
  • peón pasadopawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Swedish fribonde
  • fribondepawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Turkish geçer piyon
  • geçer piyonpawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Vietnamese tốt thông
  • tốt thôngpawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
Cite this entry
APA

passed pawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20pawn

MLA

“passed pawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20pawn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passed pawn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20pawn.

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