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Stalemate   /stˈeɪlmˌeɪt/   Listen
Stalemate

noun
1.
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.  Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill.
2.
Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.





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"Stalemate" Quotes from Famous Books



... disgusted nation, before him illimitable warfare; bound by the letter of an ambiguous treaty, occupied in a doubtful conquest, thwarted in his ambitions; in short, if not checkmated, put into a position very much like that known in the noble game of chess as stalemate! ...
— The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte - Vol. III. (of IV.) • William Milligan Sloane


Words linked to "Stalemate" :   standoff, draw, impasse, move, chess game, go, standstill, deadlock, tie, chess, situation


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