Orthogonally Moving Piece Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow verb • deprive of by deceit
	34%	13		In geometry, a diagonal that does not intersect orthogonally with the other diagonals
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	34%	11		Orthogonally arranged
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New York Times29 Nov 2001	Across 54
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