gambit

  • 11gambit — index first appearance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12Gambit — er en skakåbning md bondeoffer …

    Danske encyklopædi

  • 13gambit — *trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, ploy, artifice, wile, feint …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14gambit — in its generalized meaning ‘an opening move in a conversation, meeting, set of negotiations, etc.’, is a technical term taken from chess (see popularized technicalities), where the meaning is ‘an opening in which a player sacrifices a piece or… …

    Modern English usage

  • 15gambit — [n] plan, plot artifice, design, device, gimmick, jig, maneuver, play, ploy, ruse, trick; concept 660 …

    New thesaurus

  • 16gambit — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. gambiticie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} zagranie w szachach polegające na poświęceniu pionka lub figury dla uzyskania lepszej pozycji bądź możliwości ataku <wł.> {{/stl 7}} …

    Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • 17gambit — ► NOUN 1) an action or remark calculated to gain an advantage. 2) (in chess) an opening move in which a player makes a sacrifice for the sake of some compensating advantage. ORIGIN Italian gambetto tripping up …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18gambit — [gam′bit] n. [Fr < OFr gambet < Sp gambito, a tripping < It gamba, a leg < ML gamba: see GAMB] 1. Chess an opening in which a pawn or other piece is sacrificed to get an advantage in position 2. an opening maneuver, action, or remark… …

    English World dictionary

  • 19Gambit — This article is about the chess tactic. For alternate meanings, see Gambit (disambiguation). a b c d e …

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  • 20Gambit — a b c d e f g h …

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