castle
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɑː.səl/us/ˈkæs.əl/A2
alargestrongbuilding,builtin the past by arulerorimportantpersontoprotectthepeopleinside fromattack
城堡;堡垒Monty Rakusen/Cultura/GettyImages
informalforrook
(国际象棋)车(rook的非正式说法)Naira1962/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
- Inadditionto hisflatin London, he has avillain Italy and a castle inScotland.
- The castle is set on asteephill.
- The castle'sgreathallwasdecoratedwithsumptuouswallhangings.
- Thefortificationsof the castle weremassiveandimpenetrable.
- Wevisitedanancientruinedcastleoverlookingthesea.
Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- chateau
- drawbridge
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- foxhole
- Martello tower
- moat
- moated
- motte
- redoubt
- stockade
- storm cellar
- stronghold
- turret
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Board games
Idiom
castles in the air
castle
verb[I]
gamesspecializeduk/ˈkɑː.səl/us/ˈkæs.əl/inchess, to make aspecialmovethat putsyourkingin a moreprotectedplaceat thesideof theboard
(国际象棋中)王车易位Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- checkerboard
- Chutes and Ladders
- counterplay
- defence
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- grandmaster
- move
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- re-roll
- resign
- rook
- square