en passant

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/ / /ˌɑn pəˈsɑnt/ / /ˌɑn pæˈsɑnt/

Etymology: An unadapted borrowing from French en passant.

Of a capture, performed by a pawn on an enemy pawn that has just passed over its attack zone.

Etymology: An unadapted borrowing from French en passant.

In passing, by the way, incidentally.
“Turtle doves have long been celebrated for their fidelity; and this turtle dove, though he flirts, en paſſant, with a ſky-lark, a jay, and a quail, does not materially diſcredit the famed conſtancy of his ſpecies, theſe birds being all coquettes: but when he meets (as he fortunately does) with an amiable dove-mate, he is as faithful as any turtle, of any grove.”
“Mr. William Poole called in, and examined […] I spoke to sheriff Thorpe, en passant, one day in Sackville-street, saying, "I should wish to be on the next commission jury;" and he said, it should be so.”
Of a capture of an enemy pawn, by moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.
“[I]f the opponent chooses to make this capture, he must do it immediately on his next move – if he makes any other move on his next move, he forever loses the chance to capture that pawn en passant, though he still retains the right to capture another pawn en passant should a similar situation arise elsewhere.”

Etymology: An unadapted borrowing from French en passant.

A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.
“Spectators are privy to awe inspiring castles, baffling forks, and breathtaking en passants.”
“En passant is the rarest of moves. It is a French phrase that means "in passing." This occurs when one player moves a pawn two spaces forward, on its first move, to try to avoid a capture by an opponent pawn. When this happens, the opponent may move his pawn diagonally to the square that the first player passed over (i.e., as if he only moved one space forward). The pawn from the first player is then considered captured and removed from the board.”