Meanings
nounpawn island (plural pawn islands)
plural pawn islands
- board gamesA group of pawns of the same color side by side, without any pawn of the same color diagonally adjacent to them.
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pawn island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawn%20island
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pawn island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawn%20island.
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