"kingside" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kingsides [plural]
Etymology: king + side Etymology templates: {{compound|en|king|side}} king + side Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kingside (usually uncountable, plural kingsides)
  1. (chess) The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chess Related terms: queenside Translations (chess: side nearest to the king): 王翼 (wángyì) (Chinese Mandarin), kuninkaan puoli (Finnish), Königsflügel [masculine] (German), partea regelui [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kingside meaning in English (1.9kB)

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