castle

/'kɑ:sl/

Thân thiện

The king and the rook are moved simultaneously when a player decides to castle.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A large fortified building: A castle is a large, strong building, typically from the medieval period, built with thick walls, towers, and other defenses to protect the people inside from attack.
   • A stately or imposing mansion: The word can also refer to a large, impressive house that resembles a traditional fortified castle.
   • (Chess) The rook: In the game of chess, a "castle" is an informal name for the piece more formally called the rook. It is a piece that can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically.

2. Verb:

   • (Chess) To perform a special move: In chess, "to castle" is a special move involving the king and a rook. The king moves two squares toward a rook, and that rook moves to the square the king has just crossed.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Fortified Building):

  • The medieval castle stood on a hill overlooking the village.
  • They visited a famous castle with a deep moat and a drawbridge.

• Noun (Mansion):

  • The wealthy industrialist built a modern castle by the lake.

• Noun (Chess Piece):

  • He moved his castle to control the open file.

• Verb (Chess Move):

  • It is often a good idea to castle early to protect your king.
  • She castled on the king's side to get her rook into the game.

Advanced Usage

• "Castles in the air" (Idiom): Refers to daydreams, fanciful hopes, or plans that are very unlikely to happen; fantasies.

  • His plans for a global business were just castles in the air without any capital.

• "To build castles in the air" (Idiom): To make unrealistic or impractical plans.

  • Stop building castles in the air and focus on what you can achieve now.

Variants and Related Words

• Castled (Adjective): Having or resembling a castle.

  • The castled skyline of the ancient city was breathtaking.

• Castling (Noun): The act or instance of making the castling move in chess.

  • His early castling gave him a positional advantage.

Synonyms

• Fortress, stronghold, citadel (for the fortified building).
• Palace, chateau, mansion (for the stately home).
• Rook (for the chess piece).

Related Phrases

• "A man's home is his castle" (Proverb): This means a person's home is a place where they should feel safe, secure, and free to do as they wish.
  • He refused to let the inspectors in, claiming a man's home is his castle.

Idioms Related

• Castles in the air / Castles in Spain: Impractical or visionary schemes; daydreams.
  • Talking about becoming a movie star is just building castles in Spain.

Học thuật

Noun

1. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
2. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
3. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
4. a large and stately mansion

Verb

1. move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

Từ đồng nghĩa

• castling
• rook
• palace