Illustration of castle
- 1 fortified approach
- 2 moat
- 3 drawbridge
- 4 ward
- 5 angle tower
- 6 donjon or keep
- 7 chapel
- 8 gallery
1
a
: a large fortified building or set of buildings
b
: a massive or imposing house
2
: a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion
3
castled; castling
ˈka-s(ə-)liŋ 
: to move a chess king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
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Examples of castle in a Sentence
Noun
Millionaires built their castles along the lake.
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Situated on the banks of the Danube River, Visegrád is best known for its imposing 13th century castle that once served as a royal palace.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Noun
The tour guide regaled my group with colorful anecdotes, including a fable about a mute merman who was caught in a fishing net and imprisoned in the castle before escaping back to sea.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Situated on the banks of the Danube River, Visegrád is best known for its imposing 13th century castle that once served as a royal palace.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/castle. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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