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Word: Castling
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ
ˈkɑːslɪŋ
the action of making 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:action of making move in which king is transferred from its original square two squares along back rank towards rook
Examples:- castling is more frequently a defensive than an attacking move
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