ABBREVIATION: "either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to make an L-shaped move of two squares in one row and one square in a perpendicular row over squares that may be occupied" Crossword Clue

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ABBREVIATION: "either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to make an L-shaped move of two squares in one row and one square in a perpendicular row over squares that may be occupied" Crossword Answer

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PERPENDICULAR (noun)
1. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
2. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth’s center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
PERPENDICULAR (adjective)
1. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
2. intersecting at or forming right angles
ABBREVIATION (noun)
1. a shortened form of a word or phrase
2. shortening something by omitting parts of it

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