halma
see also: Halma
Pronunciation
Halma
Proper noun
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
see also: Halma
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈhalmə/
halma (uncountable)
- (board game) A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
- 1904, Saki, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:
- As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.
- 1904, Saki, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:
- In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
Halma
Proper noun
- (game) A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.
- A city in Minnesota.
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003