Castle
Name, not fortress
A castle is a large fortified building or complex, typically medieval, designed for defense and as a residence for nobility: The castle overlooked the valley.
By extension, castle describes any grand, imposing home.
In chess, the castle is the rook piece.
To castle is to make a special move protecting the king by shifting it toward a rook.
Fortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- moatDefensive water ditch
drawbridge · turrets · keep · portcullis · watchtower · dungeon · garrison · siege
Sandy waterside margin
- sandFine rock particles
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- shovelTool for moving earth
- moatDefensive water ditch
turret · tide · sculpture · waves · shore · seashell · seaside · build
Of tiered landownership
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- joustMounted lance combat
heraldry · tapestry · great hall · minstrel · serf · vassal · armory · lance
stronghold
Fortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
moat · drawbridge · turrets · keep · portcullis · watchtower · dungeon · garrison · siege · fortification
beach
Sandy waterside margin
moat · turret · tide · sculpture · waves · shore · seashell · seaside · build · crumble
feudal
Of tiered landownership
joust · heraldry · tapestry · great hall · minstrel · serf · vassal · armory · lance · shield
rook
Chess piece or corvid
move · castling · kingside · queenside · gambit · strategy · endgame · rank · file · defense
palace
Monarch's official residence
queen · court · nobility · crown · royal · chamber · banquet hall · coronation · reign · dynasty
Castlehovel
Wretched small dwelling
slum · poorhouse · slum dwelling · workhouse · servant's quarters
- sand castleSeaside structure from sediment
- bouncy castleInflatable structure for leaping
- Castle RockFictional Maine township
- castle toursGuided walks through historic strongholds
- fairy tale castle
- castle in the skyImpossible imagined goal