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The correct spelling is castle.
How to pronounce castle
/kæsl̩/
nounIPA: /kæsl̩/
Say it like: Cas-tle
The correct spelling is castle. A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
- 2.An instance of castling.
- 3.A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
- 4.A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
- 5.A close helmet.
verb
- 1.To house or keep in a castle.
- 2.To protect or separate in a similar way.
- 3.To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
- 4.(usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- 5.(usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
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