castlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɑː.səl/us/ˈkæs.əl/A2 a large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the people inside from attack
informal for rook noun
Examples
- In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.
- The castle is set on a steep hill.
- The castle's great hall was decorated with sumptuous wall hangings.
- The fortifications of the castle were massive and impenetrable.
- We visited an ancient ruined castle overlooking the sea.
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Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- chateau
- citadel
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- Fort Knox
- foxhole
- keep
- moat
- moated
- pillbox
- portcullis
- rampart
- stronghold
- turret
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Board games
Idiom(s)
castles in the air
castleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈkɑː.səl/us/ˈkæs.əl/specializedin chess, to make a special move that puts your king in a more protected place at the side of the board
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- checkers
- Chutes and Ladders
- counter
- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- grandmaster
- pawn
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- rook
- square
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