castle
see also: Castle
Pronunciation
Castle
Proper noun
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see also: Castle
Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: käs'(ə)l, IPA: /ˈkɑːsəl/, /kɑːsl̩/
- (America, Canada, Northern England) enPR: kăs'(ə)l, IPA: /ˈkæsəl/, /kæsl̩/
castle (plural castles)
- A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
- (chess) An instance of castling.
- (chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
- (shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
- (obsolete) A close helmet.
- (dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
- (dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
- (cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
- 1966, Gurdeep Singh, Cricket in Northern India (page 59)
- Nay, he was quite an adept, and was very effective as a change bowler, for in no time he demolished the castle of any batsman.
- 1966, Gurdeep Singh, Cricket in Northern India (page 59)
- (building) fortress
- French: château, château-fort
- German: Burg, Festung, Schloss
- Italian: castello
- Portuguese: castelo
- Russian: за́мок
- Spanish: castillo, castro
castle (castles, present participle castling; past and past participle castled)
- (transitive) To house or keep in a castle.
- 1611, John Florio, Queen Anna's New World of Words, s.v. "Castellare":
- ...to encastle, to Castle.
- 1871, Robert Browning, "Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society", 116:
- ...Some fierce tribe, castled on the mountain-peak...
- 1611, John Florio, Queen Anna's New World of Words, s.v. "Castellare":
- (transitive, figurative) To protect or separate in a similar way.
- 1655, William Gurnall, The Christian in Compleat Armour, 1st Pt., 32:
- Castle me in the armes of thy everlasting strength.
- 1655, William Gurnall, The Christian in Compleat Armour, 1st Pt., 32:
- (obsolete) To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
- (usually intransitive, chess) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- 1656, Francis Beale translating Gioachino Greco as The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, Being the Study of Biochimo, p. 8:
- 1835, William Lewis, Chess for Beginners, Ch. 5, p. gbooks nvdk1RMcGl4C:
- No. 24. ¶ If your adversary make a false move, castle improperly, &c., you must take notice of such irregularity before you move, or even touch a piece, or you are no longer allowed to inflict any penalties.
- (usually intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
- (cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
- 2009, BBC Sport, "Lightning Bolt Blows Over Gayle ↗":
- And the 23-year-old brought the crowd to their feet when he castled Gayle's stumps, signalling the direction of the pavilion to his friend for good measure.
- 2011, Firdose Moonda, ESPNcricinfo, "A Day for Missed Hat-tricks ↗":
- He bowled Vinay with a full, straight ball that castled off stump and then dished up a yorker that RP Singh backed away to and sent onto his stumps.
- 2009, BBC Sport, "Lightning Bolt Blows Over Gayle ↗":
- (to house in a castle) castellate, incastellate
- (to make into a castle) See fortify
Castle
Proper noun
- Surname referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle
- (UK, rail transport) Castle class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
- (UK, Durham University slang) University College, Durham, a constituent college located in Durham Castle
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