castle

noun

ˈka-səl How to pronounce castle (audio)
Definition of castlenext
1
as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege

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2
as in mansion
a large impressive residence the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town

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Recent Examples of castle The Meta founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are the proud new owners of a centuries-old Irish castle. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026 City Park is a small-town gem, with an elaborate English hedge maze; 25-foot-tall, castle-like Clark Tower; and the Cutler-Donahoe Covered Bridge. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The castle was initially moved out of place in order to fix a nearby wall that was damaged in a major earthquake, the newspaper reported. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta, just added a 196-year-old Gothic castle in Ireland to his growing property portfolio. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for castle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
  1. fortress
  2. mansion
  3. stronghold
  4. manor
  5. citadel
  6. hacienda
  7. fortification
  8. palace
Noun
  • Holding their accounts on freeze like a fortress are smarmy bank managers who laugh in the face of Beirut citizens who attempt a demand on their own funds.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Most of them can’t afford to outfit their own individual townhouses like armed fortresses as Swift has.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortress
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  • Erik Menendez and his brother, Lyle, serving life terms for the 1989 fatal shootings of their parents in the family's Beverly Hills mansion, had their parole hearing moved up 17 months, although authorities didn't say why.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s mansion was nearly burgled.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • During the final phase of the war in Gaza, Israel and the United States caused significant military and economic damage to Houthi strongholds in Yemen.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rebels reported 48 airstrikes over 12 hours in the provinces of Jawf, Marib, Hodeida, Taiz, Bayda and Saada, the rebels' stronghold on the border with Saudi Arabia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That year also saw the demolition of the nearby Royal Lodge manor, and Wyatville used some of its materials in the new building, according to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT).
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor
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  • Castellón To the north, Castellón unfolds as a mountainous marvel where medieval citadels, golden beaches, and tiny fishing villages create a landscape of contrasts, with the scent of citrus perfuming the air.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One night, a cockroach breaches his citadel, and Pratt swiftly dispatches it.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of citadel
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  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • Pancho opposed the fortification of the town, although most of his siblings supported it.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • During the seven years that it was occupied by British forces, Manhattan had been ravaged by fires, picked over by looters, covered in fortifications, and swollen with refugees.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortification
Noun
  • When Meghan was a working royal, the palace essentially controlled her life and public image.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Our home, a 3-story, 11-bedroom palace with with an arcade and a slide between floors three and two, couldn’t have been more perfect for our group.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
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