"luft" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German Luft (“air”). Doublet of lift and loft. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Luft||air}} German Luft (“air”), {{doublet|en|lift|loft}} Doublet of lift and loft Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} luft (uncountable)
  1. (chess) Space made for a castled king to give it a flight square to prevent a back-rank mate. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-luft-en-noun-Fz58yezb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: board-games, chess, games

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