stalemate
🇺🇸
/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/
noun
R
A situation where no progress can be made because neither side is able to win or make a move.
The negotiations reached a stalemate, with neither side willing to compromise.
R
In a game, a situation where a player cannot move any pieces and the game ends without a winner.
The chess game ended in stalemate because the player was unable to make a move that would not put them in check.
translation
A situation where no progress can be made because neither side is able to win or make a move.; In a game, a situation where a player cannot move any pieces and the game ends without a winner.
Word Forms
Plural
stalemates