What is "gobang"

Gobang \Go*bang"\, n. [Written also goban.] [Jap. goban checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board.] A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces, or men, in a row in any direction.

n. Gomoku, a Japanese strategy game.