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Move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
Answer for the clue "Move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king ", 8 letters:
castling
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Word definitions for castling in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Castle \Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Castling .] (Chess) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) An abortion, or a premature birth. 2 (context obsolete English) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season. 3 A miniature cast or mould. 4 One that is cast. Etymology 2 n. (context chess ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: castle ]
Usage examples of castling.
Felix then carefully explained his assumptions as to how all the pieces moved, when and how a pawn could be promoted, and, exactly how castling was performed.
Felix had been warned how many different castling variations were practiced in his time.
The game went quiet for a couple of moves as we tended our own gardens, both briskly castling, kingside.
She next noticed that he had a very odd way of handling the pieces when castling or taking a man.