side mover

noun

side mover

noun

Etymology From side + mover. Calque of Japanese 横行 (ōgyō), which is composed of 横 (“side”) and 行 (“to go”).

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Board games, Games, Shogi A shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger variants, which has range movement to the sides and can take one step forward or back.

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