halma
Meanings
noun
- A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
- In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
name
- A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.
name
- A city in Minnesota.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
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