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castle
ˈkɑːs(ə)l Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.
    E.g. Edinburgh Castle
verb
  • 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.
    E.g. both of the players castled on the queenside

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