Castle

Cas·tle  (ksl), Vernon Blythe 1887-1918.

British-born dancer who together with his wife, Irene Foote Castle (1893-1969), gained recognition for innovative dancing.

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cas·tle  (ksl)

n.

1.

a. A large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, usually dominating the surrounding country.

b. A fortified stronghold converted to residential use.

c. A large ornate building similar to or resembling a fortified stronghold.

2. A place of privacy, security, or refuge.

3. Games See rook².

v. cas·tled, cas·tling, cas·tles

v.intr. Games

To move the king in chess from its own square two empty squares to one side and then, in the same move, bring the rook from that side to the square immediately past the new position of the king.

v.tr.

1. To place in or as if in a castle.

2. Games To move (the king in chess) by castling.

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[Middle English castel, from Old English and from Norman French, both from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]

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castle [ˈkɑːs^əl]

n

1. a fortified building or set of buildings, usually permanently garrisoned, as in medieval Europe

2. any fortified place or structure

3. a large magnificent house, esp when the present or former home of a nobleman or prince

4. (Military / Fortifications) the citadel and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town

5. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess another name for rook²

vb

(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) 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)

[from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum fort]

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Castle any structure or pile of objects more or less in the shape of a castle.

Examples: castle of cards (modern); of fine manchet [the finest kind of wheaten bread], 1791; of march-pane [‘marzipan’], 1627.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	castle - a large and stately mansion           palace great hall - the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house
	2.	castle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it donjon, dungeon, keep - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress turret - a small tower extending above a building
	3.	castle - (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard rook chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
	4.	castle - interchanging the positions of the king and a rook castling chess move - the act of moving a chess piece
Verb	1.	castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

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castle

noun fortress, keep, palace, tower, peel, chateau, stronghold, citadel, fastness They were given a guided tour of the medieval castle.

Castles

Aberystwyth, Amboise, Arundel, Ashby de la Zouch, Ashford, Aydon, Ballindalloch, Balmoral, Balvenie, Barnard, Beaumaris, Beeston, Belvoir, Berkeley, Berkhamstead, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blarney, Blois, Braemar, Brodie, Bunraity, Cabra, Caerlaverock, Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Cahir, Canossa, Carisbrooke, Carmarthen, Carrickfergus, Château-Raoul, Cheb, Chillon, Colditz, Conwy, Crathes, Culzean, Darnaway, Dinan, Drum, Dublin, Dunnottar, Dunsinane, Dunstaffnage, Durham, Edinburgh, Eilean Donan, Esterháza, Farney, Forfar, Fotheringhay, Glamis, Harlech, Heidelberg, Herstmonceux, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kilkea, Kilkenny, Killaghy, Kilravock, Lancaster, Leamaneh, Launceston, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Ludlow, Malahide, Monmouth, Otranto, Pembroke, Pendennis, Pontefract, Portlick, Rait, Restormel, Richmond, Rock of Cashel, Rithes, St Mawes, Sherborne, Scarborough, Skipton, Stirling, Stuart, Taymouth, Tintagel, Torún, Trausnitz, Trim, Urquhart, Vaduz, Vincennes, Wartburg, Warwick

Translations

castle [ˈkɑːsl]

A. N

1. (= building) → castillo m
to build castles in the air or > in Spain (Brit) → construir castillos en el aire

2. (Chess) → torre f

B. VI (Chess) → enrocar

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castle [ˈkɑːs^əl] n

(= fortress) → château fort m

(= large house) → château m
cast-off clothes npl = cast-offs
cast-offs [ˈkɑːstɒf] npl (= clothes) (unwanted) → vêtements mpl dont on ne veut plus (pejorative) (old and out-moded) → vieilles frusques fpl
cast of mind n (= outlook) → mentalité f

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castle

n

→ Schloss nt; (= medieval fortress) → Burg f; to build castles in the air → Luftschlösser bauen

(Chess) → Turm m

vi (Chess) → rochieren

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castle [ˈkɑːsl] n → castello; (fortified) → rocca (Chess) → torre f
castles in the air (fig) → castelli in aria

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castle [ˈkɑːsl] n → castello; (fortified) → rocca (Chess) → torre f
castles in the air (fig) → castelli in aria

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castle

n castle [ˈkaːsl]

1 a large building strengthened against attack the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle. kasteel قَلْعَه، حِصْن замък zámek, hrad slot die Burg κάστρο castillo loss دژ؛ قلعه linna château טִירָה दुर्ग tvrđava, kula vár puri kastali castello 城 성 pilis pils istana kasteel borg, slott zamek castelo castel замок hrad, zámok grad zamak slott, borg, kastell ปราสาท şato, kale, hisar 城堡 замок محل lâu đài 城堡

2 (alsorook) a piece in chess. rokeer رُخ (في الشطرنج) топ věž tårn der Turm πύργος (στο σκάκι) torre vanker رخ torni tour צָרִיח शतरंज में रुख kula bástya (sakkban) (buah catur) hrókur torre 城将 성장(城將) bokštas tornis (šahā) tir toren tårn wieża castelo turn ладья veža trdnjava top torn ตัวเรือในเกมหมากรุก şah (國際象棋的)車 тура شطرنج کا ایک مہرہ quân cờ thấp （国际象棋的）车

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Castle → قلعة hrad slot Schloss κάστρο castillo linna château zamak castello 城 성 kasteel borg zamek castelo замок slott ปราสาท kale tòa lâu đài 城堡