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pawn
Definition:
(nou) an article deposited as security (nou) a person used by another to gain an end (nou) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank (nou) borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
Phonetic Transcription:
pɔːn
Examples:
The advancement of the passed pawn outweighs the number of pawns.
The jewelry were in pawn.
The key squares are relative to the position of the pawn.
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