Noun
Millionaires built their castles along the lake.
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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Noun
During a tour of Windsor Castle, the Trumps laid a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II during a service at the castle's chapel, then spoke with the children before taking a tour of the chapel.—David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025 The White House couple will be greeted by the British monarch and his wife, with royal gun salutes fired at the castle and at the Tower of London.—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
The proactive Axar Patel hit an aggressive 27 before being castled by Nathan Ellis.—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 For example, pawns could not move two squares on their first turn, and there was no similar rule for castling.—Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 27 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for castle
Word History
Etymology
Noun
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
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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