defence
noun [C or U] (CHESS) UK (US defense) /dɪˈfens/Definition
› in the game of chess, a particular set of moves used by the person playing with the black pieces: What defence did you use in that last game?Chess
(Definition of defence noun (CHESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- backgammon noun
- bishop noun (CHESS)
- blitz noun (ACTIVITY)
- board game noun
- board noun (WOOD)
- castle noun
- Chinese chequers noun
- chutes and ladders noun
- counter noun (OBJECT IN GAME)
- endgame noun
- forfeit noun
- grandmaster noun
- move noun (CHANGE OF POSITION)
- move verb (CHANGE POSITION)
- queen noun (WOMAN)
- queenside noun
- resign verb
- rook noun (GAME PIECE)
- Scrabble noun
- square noun (SHAPE)
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