castle
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1. castle - Noun
2. castle - Verb
3. Castle - Proper noun
Meaning
A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.
Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
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16th–18th centuries The reconstruction of Eindhoven was finished in 1502, with a stronger rampart and a new castle.
About a mysterious castle located above the old royal town, Svätý Jur, which hidden in shadows of trees, proudly protected a road to the pass leading to two other castles, Pajštún and Dračí Hrádok.
“About 150 jobs will be created during the lifetime of this project and we are investing €25 million in the Castle Park Road development.
A breakdown shows as many as 31 are under threat in Fife, while in the North East – which includes Crathes Castle – as many as 71 could be lost.
A besieged castle or city would raise a red flag to tell the attackers that they would not surrender.
According to surviving documents from the era, the red castle was quite small, and its walls were not capable of deterring an army intent on conquering.