[kas-uhl, kah-suhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -tled, -tling. | 1. | a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. |
| 2. | the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval city. |
| 3. | a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned stronghold. |
| 4. | a large and stately residence, esp. one, with high walls and towers, that imitates the form of a medieval castle. |
| 5. | any place providing security and privacy: It may be small, but my home is my castle. |
| 6. | Chess. the rook. |
| 7. | to place or enclose in or as in a castle. |
| 8. | Chess. to move (the king) in castling. |
| 9. | to move the king two squares horizontally and bring the appropriate rook to the square the king has passed over. |
| 10. | (of the king) to be moved in this manner. |
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[kas-uhl, kah-suhl] Pronunciation Key | Irene (Foote), 1893–1969, born in the U.S., and her husband and partner Vernon (Vernon Castle Blythe), 1887–1918, born in England, U.S. ballroom dancers. |
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| cas·tle
(kās'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. cas·tled, cas·tling, cas·tles v. intr. Games To move the king in chess from its own square two empty squares to one side and then, in the same move, bring the rook from that side to the square immediately past the new position of the king. v. tr.
[Middle English castel, from Old English and from Norman French, both from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum; see kes- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Cas·tle
(kās'əl) Pronunciation Key
British-born dancer who together with his wife, Irene Foote Castle (1893-1969), gained recognition for innovative dancing. |
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| rook 2
(rŏŏk) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. R A chess piece that may move in a straight line over any number of empty squares in a rank or file. Also called castle. [Middle English rok, from Old French roc, from Arabic ruḫḫ, from Persian.] |
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castle
| castle | |
noun | |
| 1. | a large and stately mansion [syn: palace] |
| 2. | a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack |
| 3. | (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard |
| 4. | interchanging the positions of the king and a rook |
verb | |
| 1. | move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king |
Castle Shannon, PA (borough, FIPS 11680) Location: 40.36630 N, 80.02020 W
Population (1990): 9135 (4066 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15234
Castle Creek, NY Zip code(s): 13744
Castle Rock, WA (city, FIPS 10565) Location: 46.27287 N, 122.90146 W
Population (1990): 2067 (842 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98611
Castle Hayne, NC (CDP, FIPS 10880) Location: 34.35500 N, 77.90316 W
Population (1990): 1182 (462 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28429
Castle Hills, TX (city, FIPS 13276) Location: 29.52383 N, 98.51918 W
Population (1990): 4198 (1908 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78213
Castle Rock, MN Zip code(s): 55010
Castle Rock, CO (city, FIPS 12415) Location: 39.37887 N, 104.85130 W
Population (1990): 8708 (3529 housing units)
Area: 79.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80104
Castle Point, MO (CDP, FIPS 11908) Location: 38.75795 N, 90.24807 W
Population (1990): 4975 (1602 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Castle Dale, UT (city, FIPS 10660) Location: 39.22136 N, 111.01976 W
Population (1990): 1704 (554 housing units)
Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Castle Valley, UT (town, FIPS 11000) Location: 38.63260 N, 109.39941 W
Population (1990): 211 (130 housing units)
Area: 20.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Castle Northwest, PA (CDP, FIPS 53392) Location: 41.02193 N, 80.35621 W
Population (1990): 1515 (686 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Castle County, DE (county, FIPS 3) Location: 39.58057 N, 75.63805 W
Population (1990): 441946 (173560 housing units)
Area: 1104.1 sq km (land), 174.1 sq km (water)
Castle, OK (town, FIPS 12750) Location: 35.47510 N, 96.38379 W
Population (1990): 94 (57 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74833
New Castle, PA (city, FIPS 53368) Location: 40.99568 N, 80.34628 W
Population (1990): 28334 (12463 housing units)
Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16101, 16102
Rock Castle, WV Zip code(s): 25272
Pine Castle, FL (CDP, FIPS 56500) Location: 28.46555 N, 81.37305 W
Population (1990): 8276 (3323 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32809
New Castle, VA (town, FIPS 55592) Location: 37.49997 N, 80.11244 W
Population (1990): 152 (83 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 24127
New Castle, NH Zip code(s): 03854
New Castle, KY (city, FIPS 55596) Location: 38.43368 N, 85.17107 W
Population (1990): 893 (383 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40050
New Castle, IN (city, FIPS 52740) Location: 39.92090 N, 85.36493 W
Population (1990): 17753 (7829 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47362
New Castle, CO (town, FIPS 53395) Location: 39.58542 N, 107.53059 W
Population (1990): 679 (277 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 81647
White Castle, LA (town, FIPS 81375) Location: 30.16068 N, 91.14928 W
Population (1990): 2102 (757 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70788
Green Castle, MO Zip code(s): 63544
New Castle, DE (city, FIPS 50800) Location: 39.66640 N, 75.57040 W
Population (1990): 4837 (2006 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Oneida Castle, NY (village, FIPS 54848) Location: 43.08386 N, 75.63233 W
Population (1990): 671 (284 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Brass Castle, NJ (CDP, FIPS 7360) Location: 40.76083 N, 75.01219 W
Population (1990): 1419 (493 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
South New Castle, PA (borough, FIPS 72376) Location: 40.97418 N, 80.34602 W
Population (1990): 805 (322 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Castle
Cas"tle\, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.]1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. --Coke. Our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn. --Shak. Note: Originally the medi[ae]val castle was a single strong tower or keep, with a palisaded inclosure around it and inferior buidings, such as stables and the like, and surrounded by a moat; then such a keep or donjon, with courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel, all surrounded by defensive walls and a moat, with a drawbridge, etc. Afterwards the name was retained by large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses, or by those which replaced ancient fortresses. A Donjon or Keep, an irregular building containing the dwelling of the lord and his family; B C Large round towers ferming part of the donjon and of the exterior; D Square tower, separating the two inner courts and forming part of the donjon; E Chapel, whose apse forms a half-round tower, F, on the exterior walls; G H Round towers on the exterior walls; K Postern gate, reached from outside by a removable fight of steps or inclined plane for hoisting in stores, and leading to a court, L (see small digagram) whose pavement is on a level with the sill of the postern, but below the level of the larger court, with which it communicates by a separately fortified gateway; M Turret, containing spiral stairway to all the stories of the great tower, B, and serving also as a station for signal fire, banner, etc.; N Turret with stairway for tower, C; O Echauguettes; P P P Battlemants consisting of merlons and crenels alternately, the merlons being pierced by loopholes; Q Q Machicolations (those at Q defend the postern K); R Outwork defending the approach, which is a road ascending the hill and passing under all four faces of the castle; S S Wall of the outer bailey. The road of approach enters the bailey at T and passes thence into the castle by the main entrance gateway (which is in the wall between, and defended by the towers, C H) and over two drawbridges and through fortified passages to the inner court. 2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion. 3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back. 4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook. Castle in the air, a visionary project; a baseless scheme; an air castle; -- sometimes called a castle in Spain (F. Ch[^a]teau en Espagne). Syn: Fortress; fortification; citadel; stronghold. See Fortress.
Castle
Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n. Castling.] (Chess) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
Castle
a military fortress (1 Chr. 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chr. 6:54). Castles are also mentioned (Gen. 25:16) as a kind of watch-tower, from which shepherds kept watch over their flocks by night. The "castle" into which the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought was the quarters of the Roman soldiers in the fortress of Antonia (so called by Herod after his patron Mark Antony), which was close to the north-west corner of the temple (Acts 21:34), which it commanded.
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