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castle

UK/ˈkɑːsəl/ US/kɑːsl̩/ common informal uk
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

a large and stately mansion

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3.

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

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4.

interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

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verb

1.

move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

Origin

From Middle English castle, castel, from late Old English castel, castell (“a town, village”), borrowed from Late Latin castellum (“small camp, fort”), diminutive of Latin castrum (“camp, fort, citadel, stronghold”).

Phrases

  • a man's home is his castle
  • air castle
  • an Englishman's home is his castle
  • Ayton Castle
  • Barnard Castle
  • Bishop's Castle
  • bouncing castle
  • bouncy castle
  • Castle bob
  • castle long
  • castle short
  • castle up

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