castle
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- (countable) A castle is a large, strong building used to protect the people inside.
- In the Middle Ages, castles were used to protect the king and queen.
- (countable) In chess, the castle is another name for the rook.
A castle on a hill
A Japanese castle
A castle in chess
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- (intransitive) In chess, to castle is to take a turn that involves both the rook and the king moving at once.
- I was going to win if he hadn't decided to castle.
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