CASTLE


Meaning of CASTLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: cas · tled ; cas · tling \ ' ka-s( ə -)li ŋ \

Date: 1587

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.