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Definition of Castle

1. Noun. A large and stately mansion.

2. Verb. Move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king.

3. Noun. A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack.

4. Noun. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.

5. Noun. Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook.

Definition of Castle

1. n. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.

2. v. i. To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.

Definition of Castle

1. Noun. A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. ¹

2. Noun. A chess piece shaped like a castle tower which is also called a rook. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A close helmet. ¹

4. Verb. (chess) To perform the move of castling. ¹

5. Verb. (cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Castle

1. to make a certain move in chess [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castle

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Literary usage of Castle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1889)
"THE castle'. (Foundation of the castle.) HAVING now done with the wall and trench wee must in the next place proceede to speak of the castle, ..."

2. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1899)
"—fortification of the castle— the great mound, or castle hill, i. ... (i) the tower on the castle hill, i. 265, 267-8. vol. ii of John Aubrey's Brief Lives, ..."

3. Transactions by East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society (1901)
"WE are now standing within the precincts of what was some four centuries ago known as Stortford castle. Some of the castle buildings and the Bishop of ..."

4. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1909)
"A triply woven spell seems drawn around the stately castle, the natural loveliness ... For John Milton gave Ludlow castle a place in the kingdom of poesy, ..."

5. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"During the war, the out-buildings were used as a barrack. The castle is famous in Irish history, as being the last in Munster to hold out against ..."

6. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1901)
"He thought, however, the castle too low, and wished it had been a story higher. He said, " What I admire here, is the total defiance of expense. ..."

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