castle
/ˈkæsəl/
verb
- In chess, to move the king two squares toward a rook and then move the rook to the square next to the king on the opposite side.
- She castled early in the game to protect her position.
- You can only castle if neither the king nor the rook has moved yet.
- He decided to castle to keep his king safe.
noun
- A large, strong building built in the past to protect the people inside from attack.
- Tourists visited the old castle to see the towers and the moat.
- The children built a sand castle on the beach.
- The king lived in a huge stone castle on the hill.
- In chess, one of the two pieces shaped like a small tower, also called a rook.
- He moved his castle to protect the king.
- You should not lose your castle early in the game.
- She captured my castle with her bishop.