(chess) The row on the board on which the pieces (e.g. king, queen) start.

(geography) a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region

(chess) A chess variant that differs from standard chess in that the pieces on the back ranks are almost completely shuffled.

(chess) A checkmate delivered by a major piece along the back rank against a king whose advancement is prevented by pieces of its own color (most commonly pawns).

plural of random number god

(mathematics) The sum of ranks of members of a sample population

(architecture) Of a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States, involving houses with a long, close-to-the-ground profile and wide open layout, fusing modernist ideas with notions of the Wild West.

A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.

(computing, slang) An unspecified person or user on a computer network.

(radio, communication) The distance from one point to another in three-dimensional space.