castle+at+chess
1castle — [kas′əl, käs′əl] n. [ME < OE & Anglo Fr castel < L castellum, dim. of castrum, fort] 1. a large building or group of buildings fortified with thick walls, battlements, and often a moat; castles were the strongholds of noblemen in the Middle …
2castle — castlelike, adj. /kas euhl, kah seuhl/, n., v., castled, castling. n. 1. a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. 2. the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval city. 3. a strongly… …
3castle — /ˈkasəl / (say kahsuhl), /ˈkæsəl / (say kasuhl) noun 1. a fortified residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. 2. the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town. 3. a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned… …
4Castle — Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for …
5castle in Spain — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… …
6Castle in the air — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… …
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8Castle — Cas tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Castled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castling}.] (Chess) 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. [1913 Webster] …
9castle — (n.) late O.E. castel, from O.N.Fr. castel (O.Fr. chastel, 12c.; Mod.Fr. cháteau), from L. castellum fortified village, dim. of castrum fort; cognate with O.Ir. cather, Welsh caer town (and perhaps related to castrare cut off ). This word had… …
10castle — ► NOUN 1) a large fortified building or group of buildings, typically of the medieval period. 2) Chess, informal old fashioned term for ROOK(Cf. ↑rook). ● castles in the air (or in Spain) Cf. ↑castles in the air …
