en passant
Meanings
Adverb
1. in passing; incidentally, by the way
2. en passant (chess)
Examples7
He nodded to me as he passed.
He nodded to me as he passed.
We saved a lot of time by going down Park Street.
A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle.
The white pawn took the black pawn "en passant".
He returned home by way of Hong Kong.