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Word: Castle
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English castel: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum ‘fort’
ˈkɑːsl
a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat
Short Definition:large medieval building fortified against attack
Examples:- Edinburgh Castle
- the crumbling stonework of a ruined castle
Word: Castle
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkɑːsl
make a special move (no more than once in a game by each player) in which the king is transferred from its original square two squares along the back rank towards a rook on its corner square which is then transferred to the square passed over by the king
Short Definition:make chess move in which king is transferred towards rook
Examples:- both of the players castled on the queenside
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