| English noun: en passant | |||
| 1. | en passant (act) (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture | ||
| Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
| English adverb: en passant | |||
| 1. | en passant incidentally; in the course of doing something else | ||
| Samples | He made this remark in passing. | ||
| Synonyms | in passing | ||