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zwickmühle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zwick-muh-le
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Zwickmühle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Zwickmühles (plural)

Synonyms

windmill seesaw

Questions

What does zwickmühle mean?
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
Where does zwickmühle come from?
From German Zwickmühle.

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