castle
Turreted stone residence
A castle is a large fortified building or complex, typically from medieval Europe, designed for defense and as a residence for nobility.
Castles feature thick stone walls, towers, moats, and battlements.
The word extends to grand residences generally, even without fortifications, and to the rook in chess.
The phrase a man's home is his castle asserts that people have absolute authority within their own dwelling.
To castle in chess is to move the king and rook simultaneously in a specific defensive maneuver.
Fortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
battlements · garrison · siege · keep · moat · drawbridge · portcullis · barbican
Subterranean prison chamber
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- lordNobleman or ruler
- ladyCourteous term for woman
serf · trebuchet · catapult · joust · heraldry · tapestry · banquet · minstrel
Tall slender edifice
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- spireTapering architectural peak
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
arch · vault · buttress · chamber · staircase · spiral · parapet · balcony
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
prince · princess · palace · court · courtier · dynasty · reign · coronation
Inescapable capture position
- rookChess piece or corvid
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- kingsideKing's half of board
queenside · strategy · endgame · bishop · knight · pawn · gambit · opening
Planned multi-destination journey
- guideLeader or instruction book
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- museumPublic exhibit space
- landmarkNotable point of reference
attraction · visitor · admission · exhibit · restoration · grounds · gardens · reenactment
stronghold
Fortified place of defense
fortification · battlements · garrison · siege · keep · moat · drawbridge · portcullis · barbican · turret
dungeon
Subterranean prison chamber
lady · serf · trebuchet · catapult · joust · heraldry · tapestry · banquet · minstrel · squire
tower
Tall slender edifice
masonry · arch · vault · buttress · chamber · staircase · spiral · parapet · balcony · courtyard
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
queen · prince · princess · palace · court · courtier · dynasty · reign · coronation · majesty
checkmate
Inescapable capture position
kingside · queenside · strategy · endgame · bishop · knight · pawn · gambit · opening · tactics
tour
Planned multi-destination journey
landmark · attraction · visitor · admission · exhibit · restoration · grounds · gardens · reenactment · photography
- 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
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