rook lift

noun

A tactic in which a rook is moved off the back rank to a position past its pawns.

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Meanings

nounrook lift (plural rook lifts)

plural rook lifts

  1. board gamesA tactic in which a rook is moved off the back rank to a position past its pawns.
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APA

rook lift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rook%20lift

MLA

“rook lift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rook%20lift. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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