EN PASSANT


Meaning of EN PASSANT in English

adv. 1 by the way. 2 Chess used with reference to the permitted capture of an opponent's pawn that has just advanced two squares in its first move with a pawn that could have taken it if it had advanced only one square. [F, = in passing]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.