castle

CEFRA2

/ˈkɑːsəl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large strong building where a ruler or noble lived.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.

Examples

  • A castle stands a little way up the hill.

  • What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /kɑːsl̩/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An instance of castling.

  2. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

  3. A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.

More examples

In context

  • Castle me in the armes of thy everlasting strength.

  • ...to encastle, to Castle.

  • Nay, he was quite an adept, and was very effective as a change bowler, for in no time he demolished the castle of any batsman.

Synonyms

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The king lived in a massive stone blank with tall towers and a moat.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English castle, castel, from late Old English castel, castell (“a town, village”), borrowed from Late Latin castellum (“small camp, fort”), diminutive of Latin castrum (“camp, fort, citadel, stronghold”). Doublet of cashel, castell, castellum, and château. Parallel borrowings (from Late Latin or Old French) are Scots castel, castell (“castle”), West Frisian kastiel (“castle”), Dutch kasteel (“castle”), German Kastell (“castle”), Danish kastel (“citadel”), Swedish kastell (“citadel”), Icelandic kastali (“castle”), Welsh castell. The late Old English word was borrowed from biblical Latin castellum which has been translated as town or village. With the sense of castle, from Anglo-N...