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alekhine's gun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alekhine's -gun
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does alekhine's gun mean?
A formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file.

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