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IELTS BNC: 1765 COCA: 5844

castle

castle /ˈkæsəl/ Brit /ˈkɑːsəl/ noun
plural castles
castle
/ˈkæsəl/ Brit /ˈkɑːsəl/
noun
plural castles
Learner's definition of CASTLE
[count]
: a large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past to protect against attack城堡;堡垒
informal : a large expensive house豪宅
: a piece in the game of chess that looks like a castle tower : rook(国际象棋)车 see picture at chess

castle in the air

also castle in Spain
: a dream, plan, or idea that can never become real空中楼阁;白日梦usually plural通常用复数
IELTS BNC: 1765 COCA: 5844

castle

1 of 2

noun

cas·​tle ˈka-səl How to pronounce castle (audio)
1
a
: a large fortified building or set of buildings
b
: a massive or imposing house
2
: a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion
3

Illustration of castle

Illustration of castle
  • 1 fortified approach
  • 2 moat
  • 3 drawbridge
  • 4 ward
  • 5 angle tower
  • 6 donjon or keep
  • 7 chapel
  • 8 gallery

castle

2 of 2

verb

castled; castling ˈka-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce castle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to establish in a castle
2
: to move (the chess king) in castling

intransitive verb

: to move a chess king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

Example Sentences

Noun Millionaires built their castles along the lake. the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Queen Elizabeth II inspects the castle after the fire. Alistair Macdonald, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 To allow for long, continuous shots, the castle was constructed to look and feel real. Janaya Wecker, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 The only sounds are the horses hooves and the once-a-minute cannon fire from the castle at the top of the street. Jean-nicholas Fievet, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 Large crowds have lined the route as her coffin journeyed from the castle to Edinburgh, underscoring the deep bond between the queen and Scotland. David Keyton, Jill Lawless And Mike Corder, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022 Large crowds have lined the route as her coffin journeyed from the castle to Edinburgh, underscoring the deep bond between the queen and Scotland. David Keyton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 The stunning Scottish hideaway has been in the family since 1845 when Prince Albert purchased the castle and sweeping estate. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 At both palace and castle, the flowers continued to pile up, bouquets sometimes mounded a couple of feet high. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 The story of Balmoral Castle started in 1852, when Queen Victoria fell in love with the Scottish Highlands — and a castle which had reportedly been built in 1390. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 11 Sep. 2022
Verb
After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand-castling, and sunning. Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 May 2018 This is the real point of the combination as now Black will not be able to castle and White can pretty much at his leisure, build up an attack. Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2018 After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand-castling, and sunning. Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 May 2018 Now Black cannot castle kingside after Be3 and Qd2.) Michael Ciamarra, AL.com, 11 June 2017 Jasper Hall of Fame ClassicLake Central 15, Castle 2Castle 100 01 — 2 6 2Lake Central 058 2x — 15 7 0WP: Zack Dobbs 5 IP, 5 SO.Lake Central 10, Jasper 3Lake Central 204 102 1 — 10 8 2Jasper 011 010 0 — 3 6 3WP: Jason Lamont 5 IP, 4 SO. Post-Tribune, 13 May 2017 See More

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

Verb

1587, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of castle was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 1765 COCA: 5844
castle

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASTLE | CASTLE + VERB | CASTLE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgrand, great, magnificent, splendid (especially BrE) 雄偉的城堡;壯麗的城堡turreted, walled有塔樓的/有圍牆的城堡historic有歷史意義的城堡ancient, medieval古老的/中世紀城堡royal皇家城堡ruined荒廢的城堡fairy-tale, fantasy童話中的/幻想的城堡VERB + CASTLEbuild, fortify建造城堡;給城堡設防attack, besiege, lay siege to, storm攻擊城堡;包圍城堡;猛攻城堡capture, seize, take攻佔城堡;奪取城堡defend, hold保衞/控制城堡The castle was held by an opposing faction.城堡控制在反對派的手中。CASTLE + VERBperch, stand城堡坐落/屹立The castle perches on a high rock.該城堡坐落在高高的岩石上。overlook sth城堡俯瞰⋯The castle overlooks the town.城堡俯瞰着該鎮。CASTLE + NOUNgate, grounds, keep, tower, wall城堡大門/庭院/主樓/塔樓/圍牆ruins城堡廢墟PREPOSITIONin a/the castle在城堡裏

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