pawn cube

noun

A situation in which four of one player's pawns are positioned on adjacent files and adjacent ranks forming a 2×2 square.

Meanings

nounpawn cube (plural pawn cubes)

plural pawn cubes

  1. informalboard gamesA situation in which four of one player's pawns are positioned on adjacent files and adjacent ranks forming a 2×2 square.
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APA

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