LUFT

Meaning of LUFT in English

German "air." Moving a pawn so the king has an escape square to prevent back-rank mates.

English glossary of chess terms. Английский глоссарий шахматных терминов. 2012

LUFT-SUSPENDED — взвешенный в воздухе
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
LUFTMENSCH — noun (plural ~en) Etymology: Yiddish luftmentsh, from luft air + mentsh human being Date: 1907 an impractical contemplative person having …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOFT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German luft …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GARLAND, JUDY — orig. Frances Gumm born June 10, 1922, Grand Rapids, Minn., U.S. died June 22, 1969, London, Eng. U.S. singer and …
Английский словарь Британика
LOFT — I. ˈlȯft also ˈläft noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, upper …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIFT
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LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English luft, lift, left, from Old English left, lyft- (as in …
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FANTASTIC
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SNUGLY — adverb : in a snug manner pipers, with their beribboned bagpipes snugly tucked — W.B.Ready while old tenants have sat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUFTMENSCH — ˈlu̇ftˌmench noun ( plural luftmensch·en -chən) Etymology: Yiddish luftmentsh, from luft air (from Middle High German, from Old High German) …
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GRATIFYINGLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb : in a gratifying manner gratifyingly , such cases have been the exception — Gerda Luft
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LEFT — left 1 /left/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOFT — I. ˈlȯft noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUFTMENSCH — noun ( plural luft·mensch·en -ˌmen(t)-shən) Etymology: Yiddish luftmentsh, from luft air + mentsh human being Date: 1907 : an impractical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUFTWAFFE — [ 'lʊftwafə ] ■ noun the German air force until the end of the Second World War. Origin Ger., from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LUFTMENSCH — [luft.mensch] n, pl luft.mensch.en [Yiddish luftmentsh, fr. luft air + mentsh human being] (1907): an impractical contemplative person having no …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOFT — [loft] n [ME, fr. OE, air, sky, fr. ON lopt; akin to OHG luft air] (13c) 1: an upper room …
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Britannica English vocabulary
SCHEELE, CARL WILHELM — born Dec. 9, 1742, Stralsund, Pomerania died May 21, 1786, Kping, Swed. Carl also spelled Karl Swedish chemist who anticipated …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUFTHANSA — in full Deutsche Lufthansa Ag, German airline organized in Cologne, W.Ger., on Jan. 6, 1953, jointly by the federal government, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOFT — / lɒft; NAmE lɔːft/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( especially BrE ) a space just below the roof …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUFTWAFFE — Luft ‧ waf ‧ fe, the /ˈlʊftwæfə $ -vɑːfə/ BrE AmE the German Airforce, during World Wars I and II …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUFTWAFFE, THE — Luft ‧ waf ‧ fe, the /ˈlʊftwæfə $ -vɑːfə/ BrE AmE the German Airforce, during World Wars I and II …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUFTHANSA — Luft ‧ han ‧ sa /ˈlʊfthænzə/ BrE AmE trademark a German ↑ airline
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUFTWAFFE — n. hist. the German Air Force. [G f. Luft air + Waffe weapon]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LUFTWAFFE — n. hist. the German Air Force. [ G f. Luft air + Waffe weapon ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LUFTWAFFE — n. hist. the German Air Force. Etymology: G f. Luft air + Waffe weapon
Oxford English vocab
GARLAND, JUDY — orig. Frances Gumm born June 10, 1922, Grand Rapids, Minn., U.S. died June 22, 1969, London, Eng. U.S. singer and …
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English Glossary of Chess Terms

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