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Meaning of uncapture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)

Definitions

The act of uncapturing.

rare

Examples

“The reports of the medical officers state that of 773 convicts who had arrived up to the 16th June, 1858, there had occurred 64 deaths In hospitals ; that 140 had escaped uncapture⁴, or had committed suicide; and 87 had been executed; leaving 481 only of the number.”
“No. 109—Pe2—e3 let Bf1 out for capture, Pe7 came from f6, so we have 1 8f2—h1, Ph7xQg6, with play Kh4, Pg3; or 1 Bf2—g1, Ph7xRg6, with Be2, Pg4; or 1 8f7—h8, Ph7xBg6, with Kg4, Rxs4; or 1 Qc8—b8, Ph7x8g6, with Pe5, Qf5, a fourfold uncapture that astonished me when I brought it off.”
“After an uncapture by White, Nd5xNe3, and an uncapture by Black, Nf3xNe3, the position is: White Ka1, Na3, d5, e3; Black Ke5, Ne6, e4, f$[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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