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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Castle
     a military fortress (1 Chr. 11:7), also probably a kind of tower
     used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a
     distance (1 Chr. 6:54). Castles are also mentioned (Gen. 25:16)
     as a kind of watch-tower, from which shepherds kept watch over
     their flocks by night. The "castle" into which the chief captain
     commanded Paul to be brought was the quarters of the Roman
     soldiers in the fortress of Antonia (so called by Herod after
     his patron Mark Antony), which was close to the north-west
     corner of the temple (Acts 21:34), which it commanded.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Castle, OK (town, FIPS 12750)
    Location: 35.47510 N, 96.38379 W
    Population (1990): 94 (57 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74833

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Castle \Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Castling.] (Chess)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Castle \Cas"tle\, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of
     castrum a fortified place, castle.]
     1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or
        nobleman; a fortress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The house of every one is to him castle and
              fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and
              violence, as for his repose.          --Coke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our castle's strength
              Will laugh a siege to scorn.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Originally the medi[ae]val castle was a single strong
           tower or keep, with a palisaded inclosure around it and
           inferior buidings, such as stables and the like, and
           surrounded by a moat; then such a keep or donjon, with
           courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of
           greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel, all
           surrounded by defensive walls and a moat, with a
           drawbridge, etc. Afterwards the name was retained by
           large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses, or
           by those which replaced ancient fortresses. A Donjon or
           Keep, an irregular building containing the dwelling of
           the lord and his family; B C Large round towers ferming
           part of the donjon and of the exterior; D Square tower,
           separating the two inner courts and forming part of the
           donjon; E Chapel, whose apse forms a half-round tower,
           F, on the exterior walls; G H Round towers on the
           exterior walls; K Postern gate, reached from outside by
           a removable fight of steps or inclined plane for
           hoisting in stores, and leading to a court, L (see
           small digagram) whose pavement is on a level with the
           sill of the postern, but below the level of the larger
           court, with which it communicates by a separately
           fortified gateway; M Turret, containing spiral stairway
           to all the stories of the great tower, B, and serving
           also as a station for signal fire, banner, etc.; N
           Turret with stairway for tower, C; O Echauguettes; P P
           P Battlemants consisting of merlons and crenels
           alternately, the merlons being pierced by loopholes; Q
           Q Machicolations (those at Q defend the postern K); R
           Outwork defending the approach, which is a road
           ascending the hill and passing under all four faces of
           the castle; S S Wall of the outer bailey. The road of
           approach enters the bailey at T and passes thence into
           the castle by the main entrance gateway (which is in
           the wall between, and defended by the towers, C H) and
           over two drawbridges and through fortified passages to
           the inner court.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of
        chess; a rook.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Castle in the air, a visionary project; a baseless scheme;
        an air castle; -- sometimes called a castle in Spain (F.
        Ch[^a]teau en Espagne).
  
     Syn: Fortress; fortification; citadel; stronghold. See
          Fortress.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Castle \Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Castling.] (Chess)
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Castle \Cas"tle\, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of
     castrum a fortified place, castle.]
     1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or
        nobleman; a fortress.
  
              The house of every one is to him castle and
              fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and
              violence, as for his repose.          --Coke.
  
              Our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Note: Originally the medi[ae]val castle was a single strong
           tower or keep, with a palisaded inclosure around it and
           inferior buidings, such as stables and the like, and
           surrounded by a moat; then such a keep or donjon, with
           courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of
           greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel, all
           surrounded by defensive walls and a moat, with a
           drawbridge, etc. Afterwards the name was retained by
           large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses, or
           by those which replaced ancient fortresses.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  castle
       n 1: a large and stately mansion [syn: palace]
       2: a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified
          against attack
       3: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied
          squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the
          chessboard [syn: rook]
       4: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: castling]
       v : move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move
           the rook to the square next past the king

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κάστρο
     2 (''σκάκι'') ο πύργος
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (''σκάκι'') κάνω ροκέ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     n.
     1 A large residential building or compound that is fortified and
  contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman
  or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural
  features of medieval castles.
     2 (lb en chess) An instance of castling.
     3 (lb en chess informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle
  tower.
     4 (lb en shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive
  pieces surrounding the king.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A close helmet.
     6 (lb en dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
     7 (lb en dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
     8 (lb en cricket colloquial) The wicket.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To house or keep in a castle.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Castle
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) (surname en from=common nouns) referring to
  someone who lived in or worked in a castle
     2 (lb en UK rail transport) (w lang=en GWR 4073 Class Castle class),
  a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
     3 (lb en UK Durham University slang) (w lang=en University College,
  Durham), a constituent college located in (w lang=en Durham Castle)
     4 (place en hamlet par/Bowerchalke south-west co/Wiltshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU0122).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/castle-wiltshire
  OS: Wiltshire]</ref>
     5 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Cardiff cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Cardiff Castle).
     6 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Swansea cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Swansea Castle).
     7 (place en town co/Okfuskee County s/Oklahoma c/USA derived from the
  surname).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     n.
     1 A large residential building or compound that is fortified and
  contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman
  or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural
  features of medieval castles.
     2 (lb en chess) An instance of castling.
     3 (lb en chess informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle
  tower.
     4 (lb en shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive
  pieces surrounding the king.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A close helmet.
     6 (lb en dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
     7 (lb en dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
     8 (lb en cricket colloquial) The wicket.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To house or keep in a castle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Castle
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) (surname en from=common nouns) referring to
  someone who lived in or worked in a castle
     2 (lb en UK rail transport) (w lang=en GWR 4073 Class Castle class),
  a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
     3 (lb en UK Durham University slang) (w lang=en University College,
  Durham), a constituent college located in (w lang=en Durham Castle)
     4 (place en hamlet par/Bowerchalke south-west co/Wiltshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU0122).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/castle-wiltshire
  OS: Wiltshire]</ref>
     5 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Cardiff cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Cardiff Castle).
     6 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Swansea cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Swansea Castle).
     7 (place en town co/Okfuskee County s/Oklahoma c/USA derived from the
  surname).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     n.
     1 A large residential building or compound that is fortified and
  contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman
  or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural
  features of medieval castles.
     2 (lb en chess) An instance of castling.
     3 (lb en chess informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle
  tower.
     4 (lb en shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive
  pieces surrounding the king.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A close helmet.
     6 (lb en dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
     7 (lb en dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
     8 (lb en cricket colloquial) The wicket.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To house or keep in a castle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Castle
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) (surname en from=common nouns) referring to
  someone who lived in or worked in a castle
     2 (lb en UK rail transport) (w lang=en GWR 4073 Class Castle class),
  a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
     3 (lb en UK Durham University slang) (w lang=en University College,
  Durham), a constituent college located in (w lang=en Durham Castle)
     4 (place en hamlet par/Bowerchalke south-west co/Wiltshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU0122).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/castle-wiltshire
  OS: Wiltshire]</ref>
     5 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Cardiff cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Cardiff Castle).
     6 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Swansea cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Swansea Castle).
     7 (place en town co/Okfuskee County s/Oklahoma c/USA derived from the
  surname).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     n.
     1 A large residential building or compound that is fortified and
  contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman
  or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural
  features of medieval castles.
     2 (lb en chess) An instance of castling.
     3 (lb en chess informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle
  tower.
     4 (lb en shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive
  pieces surrounding the king.
     5 (lb en obsolete) A close helmet.
     6 (lb en dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
     7 (lb en dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
     8 (lb en cricket colloquial) The wicket.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To house or keep in a castle.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Castle
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) (surname en from=common nouns) referring to
  someone who lived in or worked in a castle
     2 (lb en UK rail transport) (w lang=en GWR 4073 Class Castle class),
  a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
     3 (lb en UK Durham University slang) (w lang=en University College,
  Durham), a constituent college located in (w lang=en Durham Castle)
     4 (place en hamlet par/Bowerchalke south-west co/Wiltshire
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU0122).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/castle-wiltshire
  OS: Wiltshire]</ref>
     5 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Cardiff cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Cardiff Castle).
     6 (place en wcomm (without a council) in city/Swansea cc/Wales); it
  includes (w: Swansea Castle).
     7 (place en town co/Okfuskee County s/Oklahoma c/USA derived from the
  surname).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     Englanti n.
     1 linna
     2 (''šakki'') tornitus, linnoitus
     3 (''šakki'') torni

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  castle
     Engelska n.
     1 borg, befästning, befäst slott
     2 (tagg språk=en schack) torn
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg språk=en schack) rockera; utföra en rockad

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  castle /kˈasəl/
  1. kasteel
  2. toring

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Castle /kˈasəl/
  القلعة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  castle //kæsl̩// //kɑːsl̩// //ˈkæsəl// //ˈkɑːsəl// 
  за́мък, замък
  fortified building

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  castle //kæsl̩// //kɑːsl̩// //ˈkæsəl// //ˈkɑːsəl// 
  правя рокада
  chess