Definition of castle
1a : a large fortified building or set of buildingsb : a massive or imposing house
2 : a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion
3 : 3rook
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Examples of castle in a Sentence
Millionaires built their castles along the lake.
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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In artificial landscapes castles, churches and cottages were seen as scenic.
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The castle looked as if it had been assembled from old cardboard boxes.
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In 2001, those teams and others gathered in a castle high on a hill in the hamlet of Bad Liebenzell in Germany's Black Forest and decided to push further, by mounting the definitive tritium beta decay experiment.
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The lights are synced with the curvature and height of the castle’s walls and turrets, and the whole shebang is set to a new arrangement by composer John Williams.
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To small island nations where the land juts just above the rising seas, the U.S. pulling out of the Paris global warming pact makes the future seem as fragile and built on hope as a sand castle.
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Also, Gray Worm and the Unsullied are breaking into what appears to be Casterly Rock, the Lannister's castle.
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There are two 18-hole mini golf courses that feature a giant castle, waterfalls, rivers, mountains and a moat.
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Many of the Southland's courses offer creative landscaping and architecture, such as giant castles, waterfalls, railroad trains and alien space ships.
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Origin and Etymology of castle
Middle English castel, from Old English, from Old French & Latin; Old French dialect (Norman-Picard) castel, from Latin castellum fortress, diminutive of castrum fortified place; perhaps akin to Latin castrare to castrate
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Now Black cannot castle kingside after Be3 and Qd2.)
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First Known Use of castle
1587
CASTLE Defined for English Language Learners
castle
playDefinition of castle for English Language Learners
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: a large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past to protect against attack
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: a large expensive house
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: a piece in the game of chess that looks like a castle tower
CASTLE Defined for Kids
castle
playDefinition of castle for Students
1 : a large building or group of buildings usually having high walls with towers that was built in the past to protect against attack
2 : a large or impressive house
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