castle
[ kas-uhl, kah-suhl ]
/ ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl /
noun
verb (used with object), cas·tled, cas·tling.
to place or enclose in or as in a castle.
Chess.
to move (the king) in castling.
verb (used without object), cas·tled, cas·tling. Chess.
to move the king two squares horizontally and bring the appropriate rook to the square the king has passed over.
(of the king) to be moved in this manner.
Origin of castle
SYNONYMS FOR castle
OTHER WORDS FROM castle
cas·tle·like, adjective un·cas·tled, adjectiveWords nearby castle
Definition for castle (2 of 3)
Castle
[ kas-uh l, kah-suh l ]
/ ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl /
noun
Irene (Foote),1893–1969,
born in the U.S., and her husband and partner Vernon (Vernon Castle Blythe), 1887–1918, born in England, U.S. ballroom dancers.
Definition for castle (3 of 3)
Castle, The
noun
(German Das Schloss),
a novel (1926) by Franz Kafka.
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British Dictionary definitions for castle
castle
/ (ˈkɑːsəl) /
noun
a fortified building or set of buildings, usually permanently garrisoned, as in medieval Europe
any fortified place or structure
a large magnificent house, esp when the present or former home of a nobleman or prince
the citadel and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town
chess another name for rook 2
verb
chess
to move (the king) two squares laterally on the first rank and place the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side (castling short) or the queen's side (castling long)
Word Origin for castle
C11: from Latin
castellum, diminutive of
castrum fort